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supraoptic

supraoptic adjective: above the optic tract or chiasma.

Adjective

supraoptic (not comparable)

  1. Above the optic tract or chiasma

Origin of supraoptic

From supra- + optic.

Questions about supraoptic

What does supraoptic mean?
Supraoptic means above the optic tract or chiasma.
What part of speech is supraoptic?
Supraoptic is an adjective.

Words near supraoptic in the dictionary

  1. supraomohyoid
  2. supraomohyoidal
  3. supraopercular
  4. supraoperon
  5. supraoperonic
  6. supraoptic
  7. supraoptimal
  8. supraoptimally
  9. supraoral
  10. supraorbital
  11. supraorbital arteries

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