| supernumerary organs | Organ's exceeding the normal number, which may develop from multiple foci of organization in an organ-formative field larger (originally) than that of the definitive main organ; such organ's are aberrant but frequently not a cause of disease; illness may persist if they are left in the body after therapeutic removal of the main organ, e.g., accessory spleen. Synonym: accessory organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| supernumerary placenta | A succenturiate or accessory placenta. (12 Dec 1998) |
| supernumerary teeth | <dentistry> Some people have extra teeth. These are called supernumerary teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| digit, supernumerary | An extra finger or toe. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tooth, supernumerary | An extra tooth, erupted or unerupted, resembling or unlike the other teeth in the group to which it belongs. Its presence may cause malposition of adjacent teeth or prevent their eruption. (12 Dec 1998) |