Inferior ( Vicq d'Azyr, 1786 ) : He defined it as below, or toward the plane on which the body is supported; pp. 51, 87; also see Standring (2008, p. xxii) and posterior (Aristotle).

Superior ( Vicq d'Azyr, 1786 ) : He defined it as above or toward the head in human anatomy; pp. 51, 116; also see Standring (2008, p. xxii) and anterior (Aristotle).