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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.
Posterior definition: situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).. See examples of POSTERIOR used in a sentence.
adjective. located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure. synonyms: back, hind, hinder. located at or near the back of an animal. caudal. situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises. retral. at or near or toward the posterior.
POSTERIOR meaning: 1. positioned at or towards the back 2. later in time 3. your bottom: . Learn more.
Noun. Filter. adjective. At or toward the rear; behind; specif., dorsal. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the back of the body in humans and other primates. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. Coming after in order; succeeding. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
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) zoology (of animals) of or near the hind end. 5. (Botany) botany (of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem. 6. (Anatomy) anatomy dorsal or towards the spine. n. 7. (Anatomy) the buttocks; rump.
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.