inferiorly

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“The laceration ran for 12-14 cm from the left groin across the pubis to the right and 10 cm inferiorly into the perineum,” the study authors wrote, in BMJ Case Reports.

From Fox News • Dec. 3, 2019

The anterior portion of the lacrimal bone forms a shallow depression called the lacrimal fossa, and extending inferiorly from this is the nasolacrimal canal.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

More inferiorly is the posterior inferior iliac spine.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These ligaments are anchored inferiorly to the tibia at the intercondylar eminence, the roughened area between the tibial condyles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The preantennal area of the head is not strongly reflexed inferiorly, and the eyes are large and compound.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various