Medical Terminology / Unit 4 MedTerm 0199 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Superior: Toward the Head
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The idea
Superior means toward the head or the upper part of a structure, and its combining form is super slash o.
In practice
The lungs are superior to the diaphragm.
Where people slip
Superior is a position, not a quality. It carries no sense of better.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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