posteriorly
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7.7
- adverb
- /ˌpoʊstɪˈɪrəli/
- Specialized
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posteriormente
- The dog ran posteriorly down the path, always staying behind its owner.
- displaced posteriorly
- extends posteriorly
- posteriorly positioned
Examples
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The ostium was widened posteriorly into the posterior fontanelle.
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The upper part of the medial surface rests on the mylohyoid muscle anteriorly and the hyoglossus muscle posteriorly.
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For example, shifting the place of /s/ articulation posteriorly could lower M1 in two ways.
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There is a separate midline ulcer of the hard palate posteriorly.
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In older cases, the marginal scar was excised; then, when possible, a posteriorly based flap was elevated from the available skin.
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The left optic nerve was severely atrophic, with changes extending posteriorly toward the chiasm.
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In the meantime, a piece of bone called the condylar process grew posteriorly to help brace the connection between the dentary and postdentary bones.
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Then it loops posteriorly around either the aortic arch on the left or the subclavian artery on the right.
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The inferior turbinate is a scroll of bone that extends from the nares anteriorly to the choanae posteriorly.
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Following an uncinectomy and resection of the ethmoid bullae, the medial orbital wall was identified and traced posteriorly to the basal lamella.
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Synonyms
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1.0
At the back of someone or something
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9.9
Toward the rear of the body
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7.0
Located at or pointing toward the back of something
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7.9
On the back or upper side of an animal
Toward the back end of an animal or object
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word posteriorly comes from the Latin posterior, from post- meaning 'after' or 'behind', the same post- you see in postpone. So, to do something posteriorly is to place or move it toward the back, or 'after' in position.