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Inferior
In medicine, inferior means below or downward. The opposite of superior.
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1. Situated below or directed downward. 2. [TA] In human anatomy, situated nearer the soles of the feet in relation to a specific reference point; opposite of superior. 3. Less useful or of poorer quality. SYN: Lower. [L. lower]

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in·fe·ri·or in-'fir-ē-ər adj
1) situated below and closer to the feet than another and esp. another similar part of an upright body esp. of a human being compare SUPERIOR (1)
2) situated in a more posterior or ventral position in the body of a quadruped compare SUPERIOR (2)

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adj.
(in anatomy) lower in the body in relation to another structure or surface.

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in·fe·ri·or (in-fērґe-ər) [L. “lower”] situated below, or directed downward. [TA] a term used in reference to the lower surface of an organ or other structure, or to the lower of two (or more) similar structures.

Medical dictionary. 2011.