posterosuperior

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English

Etymology

From postero- +‎ superior.

Pronunciation

Adjective

posterosuperior (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Behind and above.
    • 2015 June 18, Hirofumi Sonoda et al., “Complete Surgical Resection of a Leiomyosarcoma Arising from the Inferior Vena Cava”, in Case Reports in Medicine, volume 2015, →DOI:
      The tumor was resected completely, along with the posterosuperior segment of the right hepatic lobe, the right adrenal gland, and a portion of the IVC using partial clamping of the IVC ( Figure 4(a) ).

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Spanish

Etymology

From postero- +‎ superior.

Adjective

posterosuperior m or f (masculine and feminine plural posterosuperiores)

  1. (anatomy) posterosuperior