posteriorly
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7.7
- adverb
- /ˌpoʊstɪˈɪrəli/
- Specialized
- 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
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7.3
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.