Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated over or above the nucleus of the cell: opposed to
infranuclear .
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- adjective anatomy Above the level of the
motor neurons
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Examples
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Dr Turner, 66, from Bath, had a progressive and incurable degenerative disease called supranuclear palsy.
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Arthur R. Hall, a pastor at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda from 1967 to 1989, died Jan. 29 at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg of complications from progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disorder.
Arthur R. Hall, pastor Post 2011
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She had progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurological disorder.
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In 2009, he was found to have a rare disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, or
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Robert Cohen died Wednesday at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., of complications from a neurological disease called progressive supranuclear palsy, his son said.
The Seattle Times 2012
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PS idiopathic Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy.
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Ambrozic, who served as the ninth archbishop of Toronto from 1990 to 2006, was 81 when he died after a lengthy illness with a brain disorder progressive supranuclear palsy.
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The cause was progressive supranuclear palsy, a Parkinson's-like neurological disorder, according to his son James, who succeeded his father as president of the company.
NYT > Home Page By DENNIS HEVESI 2012
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The Archbishop of Toronto from 1990 until 2006, Ambrozic died Aug. 26 after a lengthy bout with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RON CSILLAG 2011
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On January 26, 2010, Allon announced the commencement of a clinical trial program evaluating davunetide as a treatment for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), one of a group of progressive disorders called frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
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