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of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler"
one of greater rank or station or quality (同)higher-up, superordinate
the head of a religious community
(often followed by `to'
(sometimes followed by `to'
having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earths orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

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(程度・質が)『普通(平均)以上に優れた』,優秀な / (地位・階級などが)『上位の』,上級の,目上の / (数量的に)勝る,優勢な / (用動が)偉ぶった,高慢な / 《補語にのみ用いて》(…に)屈しない,動じない《+to+名》 / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》(動・植物の器官や部分が)上位の,上についている / (地位・階級などが)『上位の人』,上役,上司,先輩 / 『いっそう優れた人』 / 《しばしば S-》修道院長
スペリオル湖(lake~;北米五大湖中で最北最大のもの)

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1. 座骨神経ブロック手順ガイドsciatic blocks procedure guide [show details]
…muscles that connect the pelvis and femur. Listed from proximal to distal, these are the superior and inferior gemelli, obturator internus, and quadratus femoris muscles, though at the level of the transgluteal …
2. 上腸間膜動脈症候群superior mesenteric artery syndrome [show details]
…Treitz, abnormally low origin of the superior mesenteric artery, or anomalies of the superior mesenteric artery. The goals of conservative treatment of superior mesenteric artery syndrome are alleviation …
3. 肺尖部胸壁浸潤肺癌（パンコースト腫瘍）superior pulmonary sulcus pancoast tumors [show details]
…correctly be regarded as superior sulcus tumors, although the inferior margins of the superior sulcus are not well defined. The diagnosis and management of tumors arising within the superior sulcus are reviewed …
4. 肩関節上方関節唇損傷（SLAP損傷）superior labrum anterior posterior slap tears [show details]
…external rotation and abduction cause increased contact between the posterior-superior rotator cuff and the posterior-superior glenoid labrum. This is due to the increased forces exerted at the posterior …
5. 悪性腫瘍関連上大静脈症候群malignancy related superior vena cava syndrome [show details]
… Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome results from any condition that leads to obstruction of blood flow through the SVC. Malignant obstruction can be caused by direct invasion of tumor into the SVC, or by …

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Identification of skull base sutures and craniofacial anomalies in children with craniosynostosis: utility of multidetector CT.

Calandrelli R1, D'Apolito G, Gaudino S, Sciandra MC, Caldarelli M, Colosimo C.
La Radiologia medica.Radiol Med.2014 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PURPOSE: Craniosynostosis is a condition characterised by the premature fusion of one or more of the cranial sutures. The aim of the study was to identify, by multidetector computed tomography (CT), the involvement of vault sutures as well as of the skull base sutures (named "minor" sutures). The la
PMID 24510759

Oral desmopressin lyophilisate (MELT) for monosymptomatic enuresis: structured versus abrupt withdrawal.

Ferrara P1, Romano V2, Cortina I3, Ianniello F2, Fabrizio GC2, Chiaretti A2.
Journal of pediatric urology.J Pediatr Urol.2014 Feb;10(1):52-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.05.021. Epub 2013 Jun 19.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether a structured withdrawal program from a sublingual formulation of fast-melting oral desmopressin lyophilisate (MELT) is superior to a sudden withdrawal from this formulation in the treatment of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis.MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and
PMID 23791016

Os odontoideum syndrome: pathogenesis, clinical patterns and indication for surgical strategies in childhood.

Visocchi M1, Di Rocco C.
Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery.Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg.2014;40:273-93. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-01065-6_9.
Os odontoideum is a rare condition with a controversial pathogenesis and poorly understood natural history. Hypoplasia of the odontoid associated with an independent oval ossicle, with smooth margins widely separated from C2 and well above the superior facets of the axis, is termed "os odontoideum".
PMID 24265050