Posterior Meaning
/pɒsˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjNearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
adjNearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds., Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
Sentence Examples
Tom has a posterior hip dislocation.
The patient injured his upper cervical posterior spinal artery by sneezing.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In anatomy, the ____ side of the knee is at the back, not the front.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The surgeon made an incision in the ____ region of the knee to access the damaged ligament.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post Latin posterus Latin posteriorbor. English posterior Borrowed from Latin posterior (“that comes or follows after; later, latter”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Stephen reigned from 1135-1154, that nasty period of our history dubbed 'The Anarchy', when forces loyal to Stephen contested the throne with those of Henry I's daughter Matilda, who by rights should have been queen. Stephen, her cousin, plonked his own posterior on the throne."
— 2023 December 27, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth”, in RAIL, number 999, page 52:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In anatomy, the ____ side of the knee is at the back, not the front.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The surgeon made an incision in the ____ region of the knee to access the damaged ligament.