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posteriorly

adv pos·te·ri·or·ly \pō-ˈstir-ē-ər-lē, pä-\

Medical Definition of POSTERIORLY

:  in a posterior direction <ossification of the maxilla extends posteriorly, superiorly, anteriorly and palatally—W. J. Tulley>

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