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anteroposterior

adj

Etymology

From antero- + posterior.

  1. borrowed from posterior
  2. prefixed as anteroposterior — “antero + posterior”

Definitions

  1. Anterior to posterior

    Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.

    • anteroposterior movement
    • […] also effects the fore-aft (anteroposterior) wing motions known as promotion and remotion.

  2. Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.

    • the anteroposterior axis

The neighborhood

Derived

anteroposteriorly, anteroposteriority, anteroposterior axis, midanteroposterior

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