Words starting with P
- postseparationThe period following a separation.
- postseptalPosterior to a septum.
- postserialAfter serialism.
- postsermonAfter a sermon.
- postserviceOccurring after the provision of a service.
- postsessionAfter (the initiation of) a session
- postsettlementAfter settlement.
- postsexOccurring after sexual intercourse
- postsexistAfter the decline of sexism
- postsexualAfter sexual intercourse.
- postshelterAfter spending time in a shelter (such as a fallout shelter or a refuge for victims of domestic violence).
- postshieldRelating to a stage of volcanic eruption after the shield stage, in which lava forms a cap.
- postshockFollowing a shock
- postshotAfter a shot is taken (as in golf, snooker, etc.).
- postshowOccurring after the end of a show.
- postshowerAfter taking a shower.
- postsimulationFollowing simulation, typically as part of a training exercise
- postsinusoidalDownstream of a sinusoid.
- postslaverySince the end of a period of slavery.
- postsleepOccurring after a period of sleep
- postslopeAt the end of a slope
- postsnapAfter the snap (passing of the football from the center to a back).
- postsocialOccurring after a specific social event or gathering.
- postsocialismOccuring after socialism.
- postsocialistAfter socialism.
- postsocialisticOf or pertaining to postsocialism.
- postsovereignPertaining to a political or legal system or mindset in which sovereign state power is no longer the highest or primary power.
- postsowingAfter sowing.
- postspasmodicFollowing a spasm.
- postspawningAfter spawning.
- postsphenoidOf or relating to the posterior part of the sphenoid bone.
- postsphenoidalSynonym of postsphenoid.
- postspinalposterior to the spine
- postspinfectionFollowing spinfection
- postspinousSynonym of postspinal.
- postspiracularposterior to a spiracle
- postsplenectomyFollowing a splenectomy
- postsplenialposterior to the splenial bone
- postsplenicposterior to the spleen
- postsquamosalBehind the squamosal bone.
- poststackAfter stacking, in the context of seismic migration.
- poststainedstained after some other procedure
- poststallAfter a stall.
- poststarburstFollowing a starburst
- poststateExisting after the state.
- poststenosisFollowing the formation of a stenosis; poststenotic.
- poststenoticFollowing stenosis
- poststentAfter the introduction of a stent (tube used in medicine).
- poststernalposterior to the sternum
- poststernotomyFollowing a sternotomy
- poststeroidAfter steroids have been administered.
- poststigmalBehind a stigma
- poststimulationAfter stimulation.
- poststimulatoryAfter stimulation.
- poststimulusFollowing a stimulus.
- poststomalposterior to the stoma
- poststormafter a storm
- poststratificationAfter stratification.
- poststreptococcalFollowing a streptococcal infection
- poststressAfter a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word).
- poststrikeOccurring after a strike (work stoppage as protest).
- poststrokeFollowing a stroke (loss of brain function)
- poststructuralRelating to poststructuralism.
- poststructuralismAn extension of structuralism influenced by deconstructionism
- poststructuralistOf, pertaining to, or advocating post-structuralism
- poststructuralisticOf or relating to poststructuralism.
- poststructurallyIn a poststructural manner.
- poststudioAfter the time of studios.
- poststudyA small study undertaken after a larger one.
- poststyloidposterior to the styloid process
- postsubiculumThe dorsal part of the presubiculum.
- postsubjectOccurring after the subject in a sentence or expression.
- postsuborbitalBehind the suborbital part of the eye.
- postsufferingAfter the eradication of involuntary suffering; in a time when there is full control of suffering in biological systems.
- postsuicidalNo longer suicidal.
- postsuicideOccurring after suicide.
- postsulcalposterior to a sulcus
- postsunsetAfter sunset.
- postsuppressionalFollowing suppression
- postsuppurativeFollowing suppuration.
- postsurfactantAfter treatment with a surfactant.
- postsurgeAfter a surge.
- postsurgeryAfter surgery.
- postsurgicalRelating to the period following surgery.
- postsurgicallyRelating to the period following surgery.
- postsurveyAfter a survey.
- postsuspensionAfter or following a suspension.
- postsuturalposterior to a suture
- postswimAfter a swim.
- postsymbolicHaving reached the stage of being able to communicate by means of symbols.
- postsymphysealPosterior to a symphysis
- postsymptomFollowing the onset of a symptom
- postsymptomaticAfter the onset of symptoms.
- postsynapseThe cell to which a synapse sends a signal
- postsynapticIn a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.
- postsynapticallyIn a postsynaptic manner
- postsyncTo dub.
- postsynchronisationdubbing
- postsynchroniseTo dub.
- postsyntacticFormed or occurring after the syntactic stage.
- postsyntheticFollowing synthesis
- postsyphiliticAfter syphilis.
- postsystolicAfter systole.
- posttariffAfter the imposition of a tariff.
- posttarsalposterior to the tarsus
- posttaxAfter tax.
- posttectonicFollowing tectonic activity
- postteenBeyond the teenage years.
- posttemporalSituated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes.
- posttensionTo pour concrete first and then stretch the reinforcing strands within it by means of jacks and anchorages.
- posttermBeyond the usual period of gestation.
- posttestA test given after an event or experience.
- posttesticularLocated beyond the testes.
- posttestingtesting following another process
- posttetanicFollowing tetany
- postthawFollowing a thaw
- posttheaterAfter attendance at the theater.
- posttherapeuticFollowing therapeutic treatment
- posttherapyAfter therapy.
- postthoracotomyAfterr thoracotomy.
- postthrombectomyAfter thrombectomy.
- postthrombolyticAfter thrombolysis.
- postthrombophlebiticAfter thrombophlebitis.
- postthrombosisAfter thrombosis.
- postthromboticAfter thrombosis.
- posttibialposterior to the tibia
- posttonicThat immediately follows a stressed syllable
- posttotalFollowing a total operation
- posttourismA postmodern form of tourism in which the tourist is aware of the artificial nature of the experience but nevertheless able to enjoy it.
- posttouristOne who takes part in posttourism.
- posttrabecularBehind a trabecula
- posttrachealPosterior to the trachea.
- posttradeAfter a trade.
- posttraductionalOccurring as a result of traduction.
- posttrainingAfter training
- posttransactionPrior to a transaction.
- posttranscriptionalSubsequent to the transcription of RNA.
- posttranscriptionallySubsequent to the transcription of RNA.
- posttransductionAfter transduction.
- posttransductionalFollowing transduction
- posttransductionallyIn a posttransductional manner
- posttransfectionFollowing transfection
- posttransferFollowing transfer
- posttransfusionAfter a blood transfusion.
- posttransitionFollowing transition.
- posttransitionalFollowing transition.
- posttranslationposttranslational
- posttranslationalOf or pertaining to the period after a protein has been translated from mRNA.
- posttranslationallySubsequent to translation
- posttranslocatedModified by posttranslocation