anteroposterior en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Latin *anterus Latin anterior New Latinder. English antero- Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posteriorbor. English posterior English anteroposterior From antero- + posterior.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
anteroposterior movement
[…] also effects the fore-aft (anteroposterior) wing motions known as promotion and remotion.
2002, Robert Dudley, The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution, →ISBN, page 43:
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
the anteroposterior axis
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antero-posterior | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
posteroanterior · lateral · dorsoventral · proximodistal · vertical · mediolateral
Deriveds
anteroposteriority · anteroposteriorly · anteroposterior axis · midanteroposterior
Synonyms
Translations (4)
pt ântero-posterior (anterior to posterior) · ru переднеза́дний (anterior to posterior) · es anteroposterior (anterior to posterior) · ro anteroposterior (anterior to posterior)