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Anterior
Anterior An*te"ri*or, a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.]
1. Before in time; antecedent.
Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. --Sir G. C.
Lewis.
2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior
part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
Note: In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or
toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is
often used for ventral.
Syn: Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former;
foregoing.
Meaning of anterior from wikipedia
- position. This
position provides a
definition of what is at the
front ("
anterior"),
behind ("posterior") and so on. As part of
defining and
describing terms...
- The
tibialis anterior muscle is a
muscle of the
anterior compartment of the
lower leg. It
originates from the
upper portion of the tibia; it
inserts into...
- The
serratus anterior is a
muscle of the chest. It
originates at the side of the
chest from the
upper 8 or 9 ribs; it
inserts along the
entire length of...
-
muscle is made up of
three distinct sets of
muscle fibers,
namely the
anterior or
clavicular part (pars clavicularis) ( More
commonly known as the front...
- The left
anterior descending artery (LAD, or
anterior descending branch), also
called anterior interventricular artery (IVA, or
anterior interventricular...
- The
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of
cruciate ligaments (the
other being the
posterior cruciate ligament) in the
human knee. The two...
- The
anterior pituitary (also
called the
adenohypophysis or pars
anterior) is a
major organ of the
endocrine system. The
anterior pituitary is the glandular...
- The term
anterior horn (also
frontal horn,
anterior cornu,
frontal cornu) may
refer to
either of two
separate anatomical structures within the central...
- In the
human brain, the
anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is the
frontal part of the
cingulate cortex that
resembles a "collar"
surrounding the
frontal part...
-
lobes of the pituitary, an
anterior lobe, and a
posterior lobe
joined and
separated by a
small intermediate lobe. The
anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) is...
