Meaning & use
superciliary
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relating to the eyebrow or the ridge of bone above the eye socket
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The superciliary arch is more pronounced in some skeletal populations than others.
A scar ran along his superciliary ridge from an old injury.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'supercilium' (eyebrow), the same root behind the unrelated-looking word 'supercilious' (haughty), since a raised eyebrow once signaled arrogance.
Words with a similar meaning
supraorbital
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