inferior
adjective
lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed byto ).
inferiorly
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a word derived from
inferior.
Example Sentences
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“The laceration ran for 12-14 cm from the left groin across the pubis to the right and 10 cm inferiorly into the perineum,” the study authors wrote, in BMJ Case Reports.
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More inferiorly, the shaft of the tibia becomes triangular in shape.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
At its proximal end, the posterior shaft has the gluteal tuberosity, a roughened area extending inferiorly from the greater trochanter.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The external oblique, closest to the surface, extend inferiorly and medially, in the direction of sliding one’s four fingers into pants pockets.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It is in relation, anteriorly and inferiorly, with the posterior ulnar muscle.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
