suprapubicadj.
/ˌsuːprəˈpjuːbɪk/, /ˌsjuːprəˈpjuːbɪk/, U.S. /ˌsuprəˈpjubɪk/ Anatomy and Surgery.
Of, relating to, or involving the area above the pubis.
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1827 Q. Periscope Pract. Med. Jan. in Medico-chirurg. Rev. 6 204 Epigastrium very little painful, the supra-pubic region more so.
1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 1214/2 Suprapubic lithotomy in a boy.
1927 S. de Sanctis Relig. Conversion v. 153 I was easily able to provoke a seizure by supra-pubic pressure.
1967 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 May 552/2 Examination showed a suprapubic swelling the size of an 18-weeks pregnancy.
2008 V. R. Bowden & C. S. Greenberg Pediatric Nursing Procedures (ed. 2) cxxiv. 736 Suprapubic aspiration is typically performed on children younger than 2 years of age.
Derivatives
ˌsupraˈpubically adv.
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1878 Lancet 30 Nov. 760/1 No such proceeding as tapping suprapubically or rectally would..enable us to restore the urethra.
1940 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Dec. 789/2 One such method is to open the bladder suprapubically and to expose the fistula from above.
2004 S. Barton in J. Mantle et al. Physiotherapy Obstetr. & Gynaecol. (ed. 2) v. 153 The pain..may also radiate suprapubically and to the medial aspect of the thigh(s).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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