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Posterior
Meaning
Adj
●
In Anatomy & Medicine:
Nearer the
rear
or
hind
end;
nearer
the
caudal
end of
the body in
quadrupeds
or the
dorsal
end in
bipeds.
Relating to or
denoting
presentation
of a
fetus
in which the
rear
or
caudal
end is
nearest
the
cervix
and
emerges
first at birth.
●
In Anatomy & Botany:
Nearer the
rear
or
hind
end;
nearer
the
caudal
end of
the body in
quadrupeds
or the
dorsal
end in
bipeds.
Next to, or
facing
the main
stem
or axis.
●
Following in order or in time.
Noun
●
The
hinder
parts
of the body.
●
In Mathematics:
The
probability
that a
hypothesis
is
true
(calculated by Bayes' theorem).
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Origin
posterior
English
posterior
Latin
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Etym
Synonyms
Back
Hinder
Rear
Later
Posteriour
Buttocks
Subsequent
Backside
Antonyms
Anterior
Prior
Related
Derriere
Buttocks
Abdomen
Bosom
Lateral
Distal
Anteriorly
Medial
Condyle
Dorsal
Ventral
Proximal
Pelvis
Caudal
Torso
Mandible
Fossa
Glenoid
Sulcus
Posterolateral
Acetabulum
Occipital
Hindquarters
Parietal
Contralateral
Lumbar
Medially
Scrotum
Inferiorly
Maxillary
Sphincter
Pubis
Inguinal
Mandibular
Femoral
Clavicular
Thoracic
Midsection
Rectum
Lumbosacral
Pelvic
Hips
Foramen
Cranium
Thigh
Septal
Vertebra
Fibular
Rostral
Septum
Gluteus Maximus
Spinous Processes
Pectoralis Major
Iliac Crest
Aortic Arch
Belly Button
Thyroid Cartilage
Pubic Symphysis
Rib Cage
More
Rhymes
Citerior
Anterior
Ulterior
Inferior
Interior
Superior
Posterior
Noninferior
Nonsuperior
Midanterior
Subanterior
Nonposterior
Midposterior
Mesoanterior
Subposterior
Dorsoanterior
Mentoanterior
Distoanterior
Sacroanterior
Mediosuperior
Sacroposterior
Distoposterior
Ventroanterior
Superoanterior
Dorsoposterior
Superoinferior
Apicoposterior
Inferoanterior
Lateroanterior
Mentoposterior
Mesioposterior
Medioposterior
Laterosuperior
Lateroinferior
Anteroinferior
Anterosuperior
Centroanterior
Frontoposterior
Centroposterior
Lateroposterior
Posteroanterior
Posteroinferior
Temporosuperior
Inferoposterior
Ventroposterior
Anteroposterior
Posterosuperior
Superoposterior
Proximoposterior
Occipitoanterior
Occipitoposterior
Sinistroposterior
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