posteriorisation

A form of posteriorization — The acquisition of posterior values, especially the formation of the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord from the anterior neural plate

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Meanings

nounposteriorisation (plural posteriorisations)

plural posteriorisations

  1. alternativeAlternative form of posteriorization.

Origin

From posterior + -isation.

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posteriorisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteriorisation

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“posteriorisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteriorisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posteriorisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteriorisation.

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