Anteroposterior

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -en, -ɪəɹiÉ™(ɹ)

Alternative forms

• antero-posterior

Origin

- + antero + posterior

Full definition of anteroposterior

Adjective

1. (anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.anteroposterior movement
2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.the anteroposterior axis

Synonyms

• AP

Coordinate terms

• posteroanterior
• dorsoventral
• lateral
• mediolateral
• proximodistal
• vertical

Derived terms

• anteroposteriorly
• anteroposteriorness
• anteroposteriority
• anteroposterior axis
• midanteroposterior

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