subaudition

[ Lat.subauditio, from sub audit us, pa. par. of subaudio to understand or supply a word omitted; sub =under, and audio to hear.] The act of understanding or supplying something not expre ed; that which is understood or implied from what is expre ed. "This [egregious] has always now an ironical subaudi tion , which it was very far from having of old."- Trench : Select Glo ary , p. 68. sub-ax-il-lar-y, adj . [Pref. sub- , and English axillary (q. v.).] 1. Ord. Lang.: Situated or placed beneath the armpit or the cavity of the wing. 2. Bot . Situated under the axil formed by a petiole and a stem or branch, or by a branch with a stem. sub-brăch'-I-al, adj. [SUB BRACHIA LES.] The same as Sub brach i an, A. (q. v.) *sub-brach-i-ā-lēs, *sub-brach-i-ā-tī, s . pl . [Pref. sub- , and Lat. brach i at us = with bows or branches like arms; brachium =an arm.] Ichthy : A group of An acanthin i, having ventral fins. Families, Gadide and Pleuronectidæ. sub-brăch-i-an, a. & s. [SUB BRACHIA LES.] A. As adj.: Pertaining or belonging to the group Sub brachia les (q. v.). B. As subst.: Any individual of the group Sub brachia les. sub-căl-cär-e-ous, a. [Pref. sub-, and English calcareous (q.v.).] Somewhat or moderately cal careous. sub-çir-cu-lar, a. [Pref. sub-, and Eng. circu lar (q. v.).] Somewhat or nearly circular. sub-clā-vi-an, a . [Lat. sub =under, and clavis =a key, used in sense of Gr. kleis a key, a collarbone.] Situated under the clavis or collar-bone, as the subclavian artery and vein. sub-crā-ni-al, adv . [Latin sub = under, and cranium = the skull.] Under the cranium or skull; as, the subcranial or pharyngeal arches. sub-cu-tā-ně-ous, a. [Pref. sub-, and English cutaneous.] 1. Ord. Lang.: Situated under the skin; placed or performed under the skin. "The subcutaneous injection of drugs."-London Daily Telegraph. 2. Anat .: Just below the cutis or skin. Applied to the platysma myoides muscle, . subcutaneous-injection, subst. [HYPODERMIC INJECTION.] subcutaneous-saw, s. Surgery : A saw by which bony sections may be made without large incision in the flesh. It may be compared to a probe, a portion of whose length, at and toward the end, is flattened and serrated, so that being driven into the seat of its operations, it is reciprocated, so as to cut the bone without mangling the flesh to any serious extent. subcutaneous-syringe, s. Med .: An instrument for injecting medicinal solutions beneath the skin. It consists e entially of a tube with a piston for containing the preparation, and a perforated needle for piercing the skin and injecting the fluid. Also called a Dermopathic syringe. sub-cu-tā-ně-oŭs-lý, adv. [Eng. subcutaneous; -ly.] Under the skin. "One centigramme of pilocarpine was injected suбси taneously."- Pall Mall Gazette. subdivision sub-dean, s. [Pref. sub-, and Eng. dean (q. v.) Lat. sub dec an us.] The deputy or substitute of a dean; an under-dean. "Being subdean he undertook the entire man agement of all affairs."- Fell: Life of Hammond.