anteroposterior

English

Alternative forms

  • antero-posterior

Etymology

antero- + posterior

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)

Adjective

anteroposterior (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
    anteroposterior movement
    • 2002, Robert Dudley, The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution, →ISBN, page 43:
      [] also effects the fore-aft (anteroposterior) wing motions known as promotion and remotion.
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
    the anteroposterior axis

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Derived terms

  • anteroposteriorly
  • anteroposteriorness
  • anteroposteriority
  • anteroposterior axis
  • midanteroposterior

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French antéropostérieur.

Adjective

anteroposterior m or n (feminine singular anteroposterioră, masculine plural anteroposteriori, feminine and neuter plural anteroposteriore)

  1. anteroposterior

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

anteroposterior m or f (masculine and feminine plural anteroposteriores)

  1. anteroposterior

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