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 postischemia After an ischemia. postischemic Following (or caused by) ischemia postischial posterior to the ischium postisolation Occurring after a period of isolation. postisometric Following isometric exercise postjudge Used to contrast with "prejudge": To judge after the fact. postjudice An opinion or bias acquired after the fact, or after a given event. postjump After a jump. postjunctional Behind the neuromuscular junction. postjunctionally In a postjunctional manner. postjuvenal Describing a bird's moult that follows the juvenal phase postkinematic After a significant phase of deformation. postlab After a laboratory session. postlabial Behind the lips postlactating That has ceased lactating postlactational Following lactation postlaminar posterior to the layer of capillaries in the choroid of the eye postlaminectomy After a laminectomy. postlanding After the landing of a vessel or vehicle. postlapsarian Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure. postlarva The stage in the development of bony fish, following the larval stage, in which the yolk sac is resorbed and juvenile characteristics appear postlarval Following a larval stage postlaryngeal posterior to the larynx postlaunch After a launch. postlayoff Occurring after or as a consequence of a layoff Postle A surname from Middle English. postlecture After a lecture. postlegal After the legal phase, especially of adoption. postlegislation After the introduction of legislation. postlegislative After the introduction of legislation. postlesion After a lesion. postlesional After a lesion. postless Without posts (upright supports). Postlethwaite A surname. Postlewait A surname. postlexical Following application of a lexical rule postliberal After the introduction of liberalism; following or opposing liberalism; antiliberal. postliberalism A theology that emphasizes a narrative presentation of the Christian faith; postliberal theology. postliberation After liberation. postlicensure Occurring after licensure. postligand Following attachment of a ligand postligation Following ligation postlike Resembling or characteristic of a post (upright stake). postlimbal posterior to a limbus postliminary Occurring afterward, as a concluding step. postliminiary Relating to the right of postliminium. postliminious Contrived, done, or existing afterwards. postliminium The return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an enemy postliminous Occurring afterward. postlingual posterior to the tongue postlingually After the acquisition of language. postlinguistic After language acquisition postlinguistically In a postlinguistic manner postliteracy The decline of literacy. postliterary After literature. postliterate After the decline of literacy. postlitigation After litigation. postlockdown After a lockdown. postlockout After a lockout. postlogging After logging (cutting down of trees). postloss After a loss. postlude The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service. postluetic Following syphilis. postlumbar Situated posterior to the lower back or loins. postlunate posterior to the lunate bone postlunch After lunch. Postma A surname. postmagma postmagmatic postmagmatic Occurring after magmatic activity postmaintenance After maintenance. postmalarial After malaria. postmammillary Behind a nipple postman Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes. postmandibular Posterior to the lower jaw. postmanipulation Following manipulation postmarathon after a marathon postmarginal Behind a margin postmarital After marriage. postmaritally After marriage. postmark A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp. postmarket After the release of a product onto the market. postmarketing Subsequent to the release of a product on the market postmarriage After marriage. Postmas The week after Christmas(starting the day after Christmas) and ending New Year's day. postmastectomy After a mastectomy. postmaster The head of a post office. postmastership The office or position of postmaster. postmastoid posterior to the mastoid process postmatch Occurring after a match. postmaterial Having gone beyond materialism; no longer concerned with material things. postmaterialism The theory that a positive correlation exists between one's level of affluence during childhood and such values, and that these persist throughout adulthood irrespective of any changes to one's personal economic circumstances. postmaterialist A proponent of postmaterialism. postmaterialistic Relating to postmaterialism. postmating After mating. postmatriculation After matriculation. postmaturation After maturation. postmaturational After maturation. postmature Still not born after the usual period of gestation; exhibiting postmaturity. postmaturely In a postmature manner. postmaturity The condition of a baby that has not yet been born after 42 weeks of gestation, two weeks beyond the normal 40. postmaxillary posterior to the maxilla postmaximal After a maximum. postmeal After a meal. postmeasles After having had the measles. postmeasurement After measurement postmechanical Occurring after a mechanical process has completed. postmedia A postmedian vein. postmedial Located behind (further towards the rear than) the middle. postmedially In a postmedial direction or location. postmedian posterior to the median postmediastinal posterior to the mediastinum postmedication After medication. postmedieval After the Middle Ages. postmedium In a time when choice of medium no longer matters. postmeeting Happening after a meeting postmeiosis Synonym of postmeiotic. postmeiotic Occurring after meiosis postmeiotically Following meiosis postmemory A relationship that people of subsequent generations bear to the trauma of their forebears, which they cannot directly remember but rather know through stories, imagery, and behaviour. postmenarchally After the onset of menstruation. postmenarcheal After the menarche (advent of menses). postmeningeal Posterior to the meninges. postmeningitic After meningitis. postmeningitis After meningitis. postmenopausal Subsequent to the menopause. postmenopausally After menopause. postmenopause The period in which menopause no longer occurs; often defined as the first full year in which no menstruation occurs. postmenstrual After a period of menstruation postmenstrually In a postmenstrual way; after menstruation or its initial onset. postmental Posterior to the mentum. postmentum The basal part of the labium in insects. postmerger Occurring after a merger postmeridian of or pertaining to the afternoon postmessianic After the coming of a messiah. postmetaconule posterior to the metaconule postmetacristid posterior to a metacristid postmetamorphic Following metamorphism postmetamorphically In a postmetamorphic manner postmetaphase Following metaphase postmicturition After micturition. postmidnight After midnight, but before dawn. postmigration After migration. postmigratory Following migration. postmile highway location marker postmilitary After military service. postmilking After the milking of an animal. postmillenarian One who believes in postmillennialism. postmillenarianism postmillennialism postmillennial Pertaining to the belief that the Second Coming will take place after the millennium. postmillennialism An interpretation of the Book of Revelation where Christ's second coming will be after the "Millennium", a Golden Age or era of prosperity and dominance of Christianity.