supratemporal

[ soo-pruh-tem-per-uhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. situated above the upper part of the temporal bone or region.

Word History and Origins

Origin of supratemporal¹

First recorded in 1840–50; supra- + temporal ²

Example Sentences

Furthermore, their supratemporal fenestrae are proportionally small and become smaller during ontogeny.

From Scientific American

The supraoccipital also has a medial crest that extends a short distance posteriorly from the supratemporal crest onto the exoccipitals at their dorsal line of fusion.

From Project Gutenberg

A slight posterior extension of the parietal crests forms the supratemporal crest, which is present on the posterior part of the parietal and on the anterior part of the supraoccipital.

From Project Gutenberg

The skull in both orders has lost a number of primitive dermal bones in the posterior part; these are: basioccipital, supraoccipital, postparietal, intertemporal, supratemporal, and tabular.

From Project Gutenberg

Laterally the parietal meets the medial angle of the postorbital and the medial border of the supratemporal.

From Project Gutenberg