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Definition of Posterior

Posterior
Posterior Pos*te"ri*or (p[o^]s*t[=e]"r[i^]*[~e]r), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See Post-.] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior. Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome. 2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior. 3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal. 4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. --Gray.

Meaning of Posterior from wikipedia

- Look up posterior in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Posterior may refer to: Posterior (anatomy), the end of an organism opposite to anterior Buttocks...
- The posterior probability is a type of conditional probability that results from updating the prior probability with information summarized by the likelihood...
- muscle fibers, namely the anterior or clavicular part (pars clavicularis) posterior or sca****r part (pars sca****ris) intermediate or acromial part (pars...
- The posterior triangle (or lateral cervical region) is a region of the neck. The posterior triangle has the following boundaries: Apex: Union of the sternocleidomastoid...
- The tibialis posterior muscle is the most central of all the leg muscles, and is located in the deep posterior compartment of the leg. It is the key stabilizing...
- Posterior cortex usually means the posterior (back) part of the complete cerebral cortex and includes the occipital, parietal, and temporal cortices. In...
- The term posterior horn (also dorsal horn, posterior cornu, dorsal cornu) may refer to: Posterior horn of lateral ventricle in the brain, which p****es...
- The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland which is part of the endocrine system. Unlike the anterior pituitary...
- another commissure, the posterior labial commissure, which is also the posterior boundary of the ****. The interval between the posterior commissure and the...
- A posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a condition of the eye in which the vitreous membrane separates from the retina. It refers to the separation...