- a word derived from superior.
Example Sentences
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The talus articulates superiorly with the distal tibia, the medial malleolus of the tibia, and the lateral malleolus of the fibula to form the ankle joint.
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The splenius muscles originate at the midline and run laterally and superiorly to their insertions.
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It articulates superiorly with the hip bone at the hip joint, and inferiorly with the tibia at the knee joint.
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Blood is being pumped superiorly through the internal branch of the carotid arteries into the brain, against the force of gravity.
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He smiled superiorly when the old woman wept glad tears, as mothers have a way of doing over returned sons, however great fools these sons may be.
From The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories by Dunbar, Paul Laurence