first, earlier; previous, going before
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Anterior Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
(a.)
Before in time; antecedent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBefore in time; antecedent.
anterior
\an*te"ri*or\ (&?;), a. [l. anterior, comp. of ante before.]
1. before in time; antecedent. antigonus, who was anterior to polybius. 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.
similar words(5)
acute anterior poliomyelitis
anterior labial veins
vena vertebralis anterior
tibialis anterior
anterior condylar foramen
Prior.
Noun
1. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
(synonym) front tooth
(hypernym) tooth
(hyponym) bucktooth
Adjective
1. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body
(antonym) posterior
(similar) fore(a), front(a)
(see-also) front(a)
(attribute) position, spatial relation
(classification) zoology, zoological science
2. earlier in time
(synonym) prior(a)
(similar) antecedent, preceding
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Anterior Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
the front or forward portion.
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adjective
in front
anterior aspect = view of the front of the body, of part of the body
anterior superior iliac spine = projection at the front end of the iliac crest of the pelvis
anterior jugular = small jugular vein in the neck
anterior synechia = condition of the eye, where the iris sticks to the cornea
(NOTE: opposite is posterior)
in front
anterior aspect = view of the front of the body, of part of the body
anterior superior iliac spine = projection at the front end of the iliac crest of the pelvis
anterior jugular = small jugular vein in the neck
anterior synechia = condition of the eye, where the iris sticks to the cornea
(NOTE: opposite is posterior)
