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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
- position. This
position provides a
definition of what is at the
front ("
anterior"),
behind ("posterior") and so on. As part of
defining and
describing terms...
- the
endocrine system, the
anterior pituitary (also
called the
adenohypophysis or pars
anterior) is the glandular,
anterior lobe that
together with the...
- The
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of
cruciate ligaments (the
other being the
posterior cruciate ligament) in the
human knee. The two...
- The
anterior commissure (also
known as the precommissure) is a
white matter tract (a
bundle of axons)
connecting the two
temporal lobes of the cerebral...
- The
anterior fontanelle (bregmatic fontanelle,
frontal fontanelle) is the
largest fontanelle, and is
placed at the
junction of the
sagittal suture, coronal...
- The
tibialis anterior muscle is a
muscle in
humans that
originates along the
upper two-thirds of the
lateral (outside)
surface of the
tibia and inserts...
- The
serratus anterior is a
muscle of the chest. It
originates at the side of the
chest from the
upper 8 or 9 ribs; it
inserts along the
entire length of...
- In
phonology and phonetics,
anterior consonants refer to
consonants articulated in the
front of the mouth; they
comprise the
labial consonants, dental...
- The
anterior tibial artery is an
artery of the leg. It
carries blood to the
anterior compartment of the leg and
dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal...
- In dentistry, the term
anterior teeth usually refers as a
group to the
incisors and
canine teeth as
distinguished from the
posterior teeth,
which are the...
