# Medical Definition: "Pertaining to above and at the side"

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 29, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-definition-pertaining-to-above-and-at-the-side/319171 "2005-08-29T23:57:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![chefIL11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-definition-pertaining-to-above-and-at-the-side/319171/1 "2005-08-29T23:57:07Z")

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I’m trying to figure this one out. I know ‘supra’ means above or over.  
would the suffix be ‘ic’ I can’t really see how to connect these words… There is one word that means “Pertaining to above or at the side” any help?

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-definition-pertaining-to-above-and-at-the-side/319171/2 "2005-09-03T02:44:51Z")

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Supralateral?

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-definition-pertaining-to-above-and-at-the-side/319171/3 "2005-09-03T03:30:06Z")

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> [@Napier](#):
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> Supralateral?

The docs spell it funny: [superolateral](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/superolateral)  
Hyperlateral is also used occasionally.