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Definition of anterior

Anterior
Anterior An*te"ri*or, a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.] 1. Before in time; antecedent. Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. --Sir G. C. Lewis. 2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior. Note: In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral. Syn: Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.

Meaning of anterior from wikipedia

- anterior may refer to: anterior anatomical term of location anterior (phonetics), a category of speech sounds. anterior (band), a welsh metal
- anterior and posterior: in human anatomical usage, anterior refers to the 'front' of the individual, and is synonymous with ventral, other
- the anterior cruciate ligament (acl) is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligament s of the human knee . in the
- the anterior horn of the spinal cord (also called the anterior cornu, anterior column or ventral horn) is the ventral (front) grey
- a major organ of the endocrine system , the anterior pituitary, also called the adenohypophysis, is the glandular, anterior lobe that
- the anterior cingulate cortex (acc) is the frontal part of the cingulate cortex , which resembles a 'collar' surrounding the frontal part
- the anterior chamber (ac ) is the fluid-filled space inside the eye between the iris and the cornea 's innermost surface, the
- the anterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot ,
- in human anatomy , the anterior spinal artery is the blood vessel that supplies the anterior portion of the spinal cord . the anterior
- the scalenus anterior (scalenus anticus), also known as anterior scalene muscle, lies deeply at the side of the neck, behind the