superscription
noun
su·per·scrip·tion ˌsü-pər-ˈskrip-shən 
1
: something written or engraved on the surface of, outside, or above something else : inscription
also : address
2
: the act of superscribing
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin superscription-, superscriptio, from Latin superscribere
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
superscription
noun
su·per·scrip·tion ˌsü-pər-ˈskrip-shən
: the part of a pharmaceutical prescription which contains or consists of the Latin word recipe or the sign ℞
superscriptions
noun
as in superscripts
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- superscripts
- greetings
- subheadings
- salutations
- headings
- subtitles
- titles
- subheads
- banners
- catchwords
- rubrics
- guide words
- captions
- headlines
- streamers
- headers
- running heads
- heads
- nephogram
- nephograms
- nephograph
- nephographs
- nephologies
- nephologists
- nephology
- nephoscope
- nephoscopes
- Nephotettix
- nephr-
- nephralgias
- nephrectomies
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- nephrectomising
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- nephrectomy
- nephric
- nephridia
- nephridial
- nephridial gland