posterior position

collocation in English

meaningsofposteriorandposition

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posterior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pɒsˈtɪə.ri.ər/us
/pɑːˈstɪr.i.ɚ/
anatomyspecialized
positioned at or towards ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofposteriorandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These data are consistent with worms in non-corticosteroid-treated, control rats moving to a moreposteriorpositionas the infection progressed.
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The fastest backwardflowwas located at theposteriorpositionof the vessel in the right pulmonary artery in the control group.
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It must be remembered, nonetheless, that complete transposition can rarely be encountered with the aortic valve in aposteriorposition.
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When obstruction to the pulmonary venous pathway obstruction was situated in a veryposteriorposition, however, optimal imaging was provided by the longitudinal plane.
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Both immunization regimes result in a moreposteriorpositionof worms, compared with controls, but the different regimes result in subtle differences.
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The kinetoplast enlarged and moved anteriorly to lie near the nucleus, which assumed a moreposteriorposition(nuclear index = 1-6).
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In an occiputposteriorposition, labor becomes prolonged and more operative interventions are deemed necessary.
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However, if the placenta is in theposteriorposition, the fetus might block direct access to the umbilical cord.
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The anterior/posteriorpositionis preferred as it minimizes transthoracic electrical impedance by sandwiching the heart between the two pads.
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The esophagus is generally conoid to cylindrical, and in some species in theposteriorpositionis a series of muscular bulbs.
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Another probably five pairs of teeth were present in a moreposteriorpositionin the upper jaws.
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Analysis of application sites according to positions of the head when the cup was applied revealed that fewer correct applications were achieved in occipitolateral and posterior positions.
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These are located classically at left lateral, right anterior, and right posterior positions.
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The anterior palatine and mandibular teeth are not any larger than those at the posterior positions.
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