Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z postbifurcation Following bifurcation postbinge Following a binge, especially a drinking binge postbiological After the biological phase. postbiopsy Following a biopsy postbiosynthetic Following biosynthesis postbiosynthetically In a postbiosynthetic manner postbiotic Any metabolite of a probiotic compound postbirth postnatal postblack Of or relating to a paradoxical form of black racial identity that rejects the notion that race matters. postblackness The quality of being postblack. postblastodermal Following formation of a blastoderm postbleach After a bleaching operation. postbleaching After bleaching. postblock After a block. postboom After a boom. postboomer After the baby boomers. postboost After a boost. postbop A form of small-group jazz music that emerged in the early 1960s, under the influence of artists such as Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock postbottleneck Following a bottleneck, typically a population bottleneck. postbounce Describing the period following the bounce of a collapsing stellar core postbourgeois Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie postboxing After a career in the sport of boxing. postboy A male postilion. postbrachial posterior to the arm postbrachytherapy After brachytherapy. postbranchial posterior to the gills postbreak Following a break postbreakfast After breakfast. postbreakup Occurring after a breakup. postbreeding After (finishing) breeding postbroadcast After a broadcast. postbronchial posterior to the bronchus postbronchodilation Following bronchodilation postbronchodilator After the use of a bronchodilator. postbronchoscopic After bronchoscopy. postbubble Occurring after the collapse of an economic bubble postbuccal posterior to the mouth postbuckling Following, and especially as a result of, buckling. postbulbar distal to the duodenal bulb postbureaucratic After a period of bureaucracy. postburn After a burn. postbursal Distal to a bursa. postburst After a burst or occurring after a burst. postbus A mail delivery vehicle that also serves as a bus for passengers, typically in areas with limited public transport. postbuyout After a buyout. postbypass Following a bypass postcaecal anterior to the caecum postcalcarine Behind the calcarine sulcus postcampaign After a political campaign. postcancer After the onset of cancer. postcanine Situated behind the canine teeth. postcaniniform Having the form of a postcanine tooth postcanon Postdating the development of a religious canon. postcanonical After the development of a religious canon. postcapillary To the venous side of a capillary postcapitalism Any hypothetical economic system proposed as a future replacement for capitalism. postcapitalist After capitalism. postcapsulotomy Following capsulotomy. postcapture After a capture (of image data, a criminal, etc.). postcard A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope. postcardiac Following cardiac injury or disease postcardial Behind the heart postcardinal posterior to the cardinal vein postcarding The sending of postcards. postcardiotomy After cardiotomy. postcardioversion After cardioversion. postcardish Tweely picturesque. postcardlike Resembling or characteristic of a postcard; picturesque. postcardware A software product whose author requests as payment a postcard from the user's hometown. postcardy Tweely picturesque. postcare After medical or psychiatric care. postcareer Following the end of one's current or primary career postcart A cart used to deliver the post. postcastration Following castration postcataclysmic After a cataclysm. postcataract After cataract. postcatastrophic After a catastrophe. postcaucus After a caucus. postcaudal Behind or under the tail. postcaustic Following destruction of tissue postcava The inferior vena cava. postcaval Posterior to the vena cava. postcede To come after (something or someone). postcellularization Following cellularization postcementation After cementation. postcensal After a census. postcensus After a census. postcentral posterior to the central sulcus postcentrally In a postcentral direction or position. postcentrifugation After centrifugation postcephalic Behind the head postcerebellar posterior to the cerebellum postcerebral posterior cerebral postcervical Beyond the cervix. postcesarean Following a Caesarean section. postcessation After something has ceased. postchaetal Posterior to the chaetae postchalazal Beyond the chalaza (in the outer integument) postchallenge Following a (metabolic) challenge postchaperonin Following modification by a chaperonin postchemotherapeutic After chemotherapy. postchemotherapy After chemotherapy. postchiasmatic Behind a chiasma postchiasmic Located after a chiasma. postchlorination The addition of chlorine to the treated water right before it is distributed. postchoanal posterior to a choana postcholecystectomy After cholecystectomy. postchroming Synonym of afterchroming. postcibal Synonym of postprandial. postcibally Synonym of postprandially; in a postcibal manner. postciliary Behind a cilium postcinematic After the invention of cinema. postcingular Behind a cingulum postcingulid A thin ridge surrounding the posterior or distal-most aspects of a lower molar crown. The postcingulid is typically located on the distal margin of the talonid, below the hypoconid, hypoconulid, and entoconid. postcingulum A small ridge behind a cingulum on a tooth postcircumcision Following circumcision. postcivilization After civilization. postcladistic Occurring after the use of cladistics. postclass Occurring after a class is finished. postclassic After a classic period. postclassical After the classical era (but sometimes before the medieval). postclassically In a postclassical manner postclavicle A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle. postclavicular posterior to the clavicle postcleavage Following cleavage postcleithral posterior to a cleithrum postcleithrum A bone in the pectoral girdle of teleost fishes. postclimacteric Synonym of postmenopausal. postclimactic After a climax. postclimax After the point of climax. postclinic After a clinic. postclitic an unemphatic word stressed as part of the preceding word postclitical postclitic postclitically After a clitic. postcloacal posterior to the cloaca postclosure After closure. postclypeal posterior to a clypeus postclypeus The upper (proximal) portion of the clypeus in insects such as the cicada. postcochlear Behind the cochlea postcode A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail. postcoded Having a postcode. postcognition retrocognition postcoital Occurring after, or as a consequence of, sex. postcoitally After coitus. postcoitum Synonym of postcoital. postcoitus The period immediately after coitus postcollapse After a collapse. postcollege Occurring after one's college, especially undergraduate, education postcollegiate Occurring after graduation from college postcollicular posterior to a colliculus