posterior
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i adjective
1.
situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior ).
2.
coming after in order, as in a series.
3.
coming after in time; later; subsequent (sometimes followed by to ).
4.
Anatomy, Zoology.
a.
(in quadrupeds) pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body.
b.
(in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds.
5.
Botany. toward the back and near the main axis, as the upper lip of a flower.
noun
6.
the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks.
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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin, comparative of posterus coming after, derivative of post after
1525–35; < Latin, comparative of posterus coming after, derivative of post after
Related forms
pos·te·ri·or·ly, adverb
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posterior (pɒˈstɪərɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | situated at the back of or behind something |
| 2. | coming after or following another in a series |
| 3. | coming after in time |
| 4. | zoology (of animals) of or near the hind end |
| 5. | botany (of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem |
| 6. | anatomy dorsal or towards the spine |
| —n | |
| 7. | the buttocks; rump |
| 8. | statistics a posterior probability |
| [C16: from Latin: latter, from posterus coming next, from post after] | |
| pos'teriorly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
posterior
1534, "later," from L. posterior "after, later, behind," comparative of posterus "coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-). Meaning "buttocks" is attested from 1619.
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Medical Dictionary
posterior pos·te·ri·or (pŏ-stēr'ē-ər, pō-)
adj.
Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.
Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal side in humans.
Near the tail or caudal end of certain embryos.
pos·te'ri·or·ly adv.
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Example sentences
Oropharyngeal cancers refer to tumors of the tonsils and rear tongue, back of the palate and posterior walls of the throat.
The key is that supernaturalism is not posterior to religion, it is prior.
Together with the connecting skin between them, they form the posterior labial commissure or posterior boundary of the pudendum.
The posterior border articulates by its upper half with the sphenoidal crest, by its lower with the vomer.
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