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supraorbital

[ soo-pruh-awr-bi-tl ]

adjective

  1. situated above the eye socket.


supraorbital

/ ˌsuːprəˈɔːbɪtəl; ˌsjuː- /

adjective

  1. anatomy situated above the orbit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supraorbital1

1820–30; < New Latin ܱǰ equivalent to Latin ܱ- supra- + orbit ( a ) orbit + - -al 1
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While a fake eyebrow scandal would rule, the photographic record shows Justin Trudeau’s left eyebrow grows thicker on the bottom along the supraorbital ridge.

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—Moderate to strongly developed supraorbital ridges are a common Fijian endowment.

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The chin and forehead recede, as has been said, and in the supraorbital region the central boss is extremely well marked; also the brow ridges, which, however, are slightly less conspicuous than the central boss.

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Large fontanelle, two and one-half times as long as wide; narrow supraorbital flanges with irregular margins.

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Brow: An area called the supraorbital margin, which is just above the eye and roughly follows the brow line, is thin and pointy in females but more rounded in males.

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