posteriorly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The cartilage rings do not completely encircle the trachea but are open posteriorly.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The hip bone articulates posteriorly at the sacroiliac joint with the sacrum, which is part of the axial skeleton.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The stylohyoid muscle moves the hyoid bone posteriorly, elevating the larynx, and the mylohyoid muscle lifts it and helps press the tongue to the top of the mouth.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The supraspinous ligament is located posteriorly and interconnects the spinous processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In this species the shell is a well-developed chitinous pen or gladius with a thickened axis narrowing to a point behind, but bearing posteriorly a wide thin plate on each side.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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