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posterosuperior

posterosuperior

9.9
At the back and top of a part of the body
  • adjective
  • /ˌpoʊstərəʊsuˈpɪəriər/
  • Specialized
: posterosuperior
  • During the examination, the doctor noted swelling in the posterosuperior part of the knee.

Examples

  • The stapes superstructure was adherent to the posterior part of the pars flaccida and the posterosuperior portion of the pars tensa.

    Academic text (2001)

  • In this article, we describe a new case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma that arose in the upper posterior triangle of the neck and involved the posterosuperior portion of the right sternocleidomastoid muscle.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The surgeon made an incision in the posterosuperior area to access the underlying tissue.

  • The posterosuperior section of the brain is crucial for processing visual information.

Surface Forms

posterosuperior positive

Morphology

posterosuperior = posterior + superior (semi-transparent) = posterior + superior

The term is a straightforward anatomical combination of 'posterior' + 'superior', but it is a technical compound that may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

The word posterosuperior comes from two words: posterior 'back' and superior 'above', so it describes something that is toward the back and the upper part of a body or object.