Definition of Supraoptic

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Above the optic tract or chiasma ¹

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Definition of Supraoptic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Supraoptic

supramolecule
supramolecules
supramundane
supranational
supranationally
supranatural
supranaturalistic
supranet
supranets
supranormal
supranuclear
supranuclear palsy
supraoccipital
supraoccipitals
supraocular
supraoptic (current term)
supraorbital
supraorbital ridge
supraorbital torus
supraorbital vein
supraorbitally
supraorganisational
supraorganism
supraorganisms
supraorganization
supraorganizational
suprapedal
suprapersonal
suprapharmacological
supraphysiological

Literary usage of Supraoptic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The actions of the cholinergic agonists acetylcholine (ACh) nicotine (NIC) and carbamylcholine (CARB) were studied in the supraoptic nucleus with ..."

2. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"The co-localization of dynorphin mRNA and c-Fos in neurons of the supraoptic nucleus and the dorsal horn of the spinal cord after osmotic or nociceptive ..."

3. Contributions by Dept. of Anatomy, University of Minnesota Dept. of Anatomy, University of Minnesota (1913)
"The 'striatum' The region to which the name striatum has been applied includes the supraoptic portion of the ..."

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