posterior

Example Sentences

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When strength training later in life, more attention must be paid to building strength around the joints, Herbert says, and strengthening the posterior, or back, chain of the body.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

As a parent, the first time I saw one of my sons talk out of their posterior on a subject they knew nothing about, I laughed.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgery in Arlington, Texas, to repair what Hollander described as a small tear in the posterior of Brash’s ulnar collateral ligament.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

Panel recommendations include transvaginal ultrasound of the posterior compartment, observation of the relative positioning of the uterus and ovaries, and the uterine sliding sign maneuver to improve the detection of endometriosis.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

At one end sat Chiron the centaur, his equine posterior collapsed into his magic wheelchair so he looked like a regular human.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan