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Another word for posterior

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Adjective

  1. Located in the rear

    See also:

    precede

  2. Following something else in time

    See also:

    precede

Noun

  1. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting

    See also:

    over

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Another word for posterior

Modifier

  1. Subsequent

    See also:

    following

  2. Behind

    See also:

    back

    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • Limbs very slender; posterior nearly twice the length of the anterior.

  • 3, Posterior end of alimentary canal.

  • This so-called third, upper or posterior conch is not a true conch, nor is that of the vestibulum; only the middle one forms a scroll, and this corresponds to the only one of reptiles and the lower of the mammals.

  • The median and posterior extension of the body of the sternum is a direct outgrowth of the latter, therefore FIG.

  • Thus the postcaval vein of the higher vertebrata is partly a new structure altogether, and is partly formed out of the pre-existing posterior cardinals.

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