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POSTERIOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tooth situated at the back of the mouth
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("posterior" is a kind of...):
tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
Derivation:
posterior (located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example:
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Synonyms:
arse; ass; backside; behind; bottom; bum; buns; butt; buttocks; can; derriere; fanny; fundament; hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear; rear end; rump; seat; stern; tail; tail end; tooshie; tush
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("posterior" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("posterior" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
Derivation:
posterior (located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming at a subsequent time or stage
Example:
the mood posterior to
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
subsequent (following in time or order)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
Classified under:
Similar:
back; hind; hinder (located at or near the back of an animal)
caudal (situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises)
retral (at or near or toward the posterior)
Also:
back (related to or located at the back)
Attribute:
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Antonym:
anterior (of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body)
Derivation:
posterior (a tooth situated at the back of the mouth)
posterior (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on)
posteriority (the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end)
Context examples:
It usually arises from the posterior mandible.
(Ameloblastic Fibrodentinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The portion of the bladder that is formed by the posterior wall and is located opposite to the bladder opening.
(Bladder Fundus, NCI Thesaurus)
The middle part of the epididymis, a crescent-like structure located in the upper and posterior surfaces of the testis, that extends downward from the head to the tail.
(Body of the Epididymis, NCI Thesaurus)
An artery that arises from the posterior cerebral artery and supplies the mid brain.
(Mesencephalic Perforating Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
A well circumscribed lesion of the bone, most frequently arising from the posterior mandible.
(Ossifying Fibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
The Drosophila patched-hedgehog signaling pathway establishes segment polarity and anterior-posterior orientation.
(Patched Homolog 2, NCI Thesaurus)
A neoplasm without metastatic potential arising from the anterior or the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
(Benign Pituitary Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A vein originating at the apex of the heart that ascends along the posterior interventricular sulcus and drains into the coronary sinus.
(Middle Cardiac Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
Manifestations of this disorder include ciliary injection, exudation into the anterior chamber, iris changes, and adhesions between the iris and lens (posterior synechiae).
(Anterior Uveitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A small conical midline body attached to the posterior part of the third ventricle and lying between the superior colliculi, below the splenium of the corpus callosum.
(Murine Pineal Gland, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
