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- 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
- Anatomical Terms of Location: Anterior vs Posterior and Dorsal vs Ventral
These terms describe positions towards the front (anterior) and back (posterior) of the body, with respect to the organism’s forward motion In humans, the chest is anterior, while the back is posterior
- Anatomical Terms of Location - TeachMeAnatomy
Anatomical terms of location labelled on the anatomical position 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 Equally, the sternum is anterior to the heart because it lies in front of it Examples:
- 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
posterior in American English (pɑsˈtɪriər ) adjective Origin: L, compar of posterus, following < post, after: see post-
- 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 - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
pos•te•ri•or pɑˈstɪriɚ, poʊ- adj [before a noun] located behind or at the rear of coming after (something) in order or in time; later n [countable] Anatomy the lower, bottom parts or rump of the body; the buttocks: lowered his posterior onto the chair pos•te•ri•or•ly, adv See back
- 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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