Main Entry: su·pe·ri·or

Pronunciation: \su̇-ˈpir-ē-ər\

Function: adjective

1 : situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being <the superior medial edge of the patient's right scapula—J. M. Lewis>—compare inferior 1
2 : situated in a more anterior or dorsal position in the body of a quadruped—compare inferior 2