posteriorly
/pɑˈstɪriərli/
adverb
- Toward the back or rear of the body or an object.
- In the diagram, the heart is located posteriorly to the sternum.
- The doctor asked the patient to move posteriorly so she could examine his spine.
- The bird's wings attach posteriorly to its body, near the tail.
- At or in the back part of something.
- In many fish, the dorsal fin is positioned posteriorly on the body.
- The house's main entrance is on the south side, but there is a smaller door posteriorly.
- The posteriorly placed windows let in less light than the front ones.
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