superior : Idioms & Phrases

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act superior

  • verb act like the master of
    lord it over; put on airs; queen it over.
    • He is lording it over the students
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arteria alveolaris superior

  • noun the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth
    arteria alveolaris superior.
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arteria labialis superior

  • noun an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip
    arteria labialis superior.
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lake superior

  • noun the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
    Superior.
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mother superior

  • noun the superior of a group of nuns
    prioress; abbess.
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rectus superior

  • noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
    superior rectus; rectus superior.
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serratus posterior superior

  • noun a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs
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superior alveolar artery

  • noun the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth
    arteria alveolaris superior.
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superior cerebellar artery

  • noun the superior branch of the cerebellar artery
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superior cerebral vein

  • noun a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus
    superior cerebral vein.
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superior colliculus

  • noun an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex
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superior conjunction

  • noun (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun
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Superior conjunction, Superior planets

  • etc. See Conjunction, Planet, etc.
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superior court

  • noun any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
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superior epigastric veins

  • noun veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery
    venae epigastricae superiores.
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Superior figure, Superior letter

  • (Print.), a figure or letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or an index of a power, etc; as, in x2 + yn, 2 is a superior figure, n a superior letter Cf. Inferior figure, under Inferior. = superscripted number, letter
Webster 1913

superior general

  • noun the head of a religious order or congregation
    general.
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superior labial artery

  • noun an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip
    arteria labialis superior.
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superior labial vein

  • noun a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip
    superior labial vein.
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superior mesenteric artery

  • noun originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon
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superior ophthalmic vein

  • noun a vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinus
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superior planet

  • noun any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit
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superior pulmonary vein

  • noun either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
    superior pulmonary vein.
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superior rectus

  • noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
    superior rectus; rectus superior.
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superior rectus muscle

  • noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
    superior rectus; rectus superior.
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superior skill

  • noun more than ordinary ability
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superior thalamostriate vein

  • noun a long vein that helps to form the internal cerebral vein
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superior thyroid vein

  • noun a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein
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superior vena cava

  • noun receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins
    precava.
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superior vocal cord

  • noun either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
    false vocal cord; ventricular fold; vestibular fold; false vocal fold.
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vena cerebrum superior

  • noun a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus
    superior cerebral vein.
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vena labialis superior

  • noun a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip
    superior labial vein.
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vena pulmonalis superior

  • noun either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
    superior pulmonary vein.
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