- POSTERIOR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Posterior comes from the Latin word posterus, meaning "coming after" Posterior is often used as a technical term in biology and medicine to refer to the back side of things, and is the opposite of anterior, which refers to the front side
- POSTERIOR Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
POSTERIOR definition: situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (anterior ) See examples of posterior used in a sentence
- Anatomical Terms of Location - TeachMeAnatomy
Anterior refers to the ‘front’, and posterior refers to the ‘back’ Putting this in context, the heart is posterior to the sternum because it lies behind it
- POSTERIOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
POSTERIOR meaning: 1 positioned at or towards the back 2 later in time 3 your bottom: Learn more
- POSTERIOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
relating to the back or spinal part of the body
- Posterior - definition of posterior by The Free Dictionary
posterior (pɒˈstɪərɪə) adj 1 situated at the back of or behind something 2 coming after or following another in a series
- posterior adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
Definition of posterior adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- posterior, n. , adj. , adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . .
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word posterior, four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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