posteroanterior

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adjective

Posterior to anterior; back-to-front.

“posteroanterior movement”

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Meanings

adjectiveposteroanterior (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyPosterior to anterior; back-to-front.

    posteroanterior movement

  2. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the relation between posterior and anterior.

    the posteroanterior axis

Origin

From postero- + anterior.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with posteroanterior

interiorsuperiorexteriorinferioranteriorposteriorulterioranteroposterioranteroinferioranterosuperiorapicoposteriorcentroanteriorcentroposteriorciteriordistoanteriordistoposteriordorsoanteriordorsoposteriorfrontoposteriorHomo superiorinferoanteriorinferoposteriorlateroanteriorlateroinferior
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Anagrams

anteroposterior
Cite this entry
APA

posteroanterior. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteroanterior

MLA

“posteroanterior.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteroanterior. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posteroanterior,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteroanterior.

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