posterior
Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is…Nearer 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.
» Tom has a posterior hip dislocation.
Tom hat eine hintere Hüftluxation.
Meaning
3 sensesNearer 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.
hinterer, Rück-
за́днийzádnij, ты́льныйtýlʹnyj, хвостово́йxvostovój
за́днійzádnij, ти́льнийtýlʹnyj
Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
(formal)Following in order or in time.
später
после́дующийposlédujuščij, поздне́йшийpozdnéjšij
coming at a subsequent time or stage
Examples
3 sentencesTom has a posterior hip dislocation.
deTom hat eine hintere Hüftluxation.
The patient injured his upper cervical posterior spinal artery by sneezing.
My father was a good-for-nothing layabout who sat about on his posterior all day and ate potato chips.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin posterior (“that comes or follows after; later, latter”).Borrowed from Latin posterior (“that comes or follows after; later, latter”).
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Forms
more posterior, most posterior| Comparative | more posterior Lesson |
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| Superlative | most posterior Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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