"anteroposterior" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ) Etymology: antero- + posterior Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|antero|posterior}} antero- + posterior Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anteroposterior (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anterior to posterior): ântero-posterior (Portuguese), anteroposterior (Romanian), переднеза́дний (perednezádnij) [masculine] (Russian), anteroposterior (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-anteroposterior-en-adj-JCkC16F8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with antero- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with antero-: 59 41 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anterior to posterior': 78 22
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-anteroposterior-en-adj-d4EW6R8Q Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: AP, antero-posterior Derived forms: anteroposteriorly, anteroposteriorness, anteroposteriority, anteroposterior axis, midanteroposterior Coordinate_terms: posteroanterior, dorsoventral, lateral, mediolateral, proximodistal, vertical

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