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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

anteroposteriorly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English anteroposterior Middle English -ly English -ly English anteroposteriorly From anteroposterior + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Along the anteroposterior axis
    • The nonpregnant uterus has the shape of a pear, compressed anteroposteriorly and bent forward upon its neck. 1959, Fred Albert Mettler, The Medical Sourcebook, page 669:
    • The neural spine is about 120 mm long anteroposteriorly at the base, while it is only about 13 mm thick. 1997, University of Michigan. Museum of Paleontology, Contributions, volume 30, page 67:

Coordinates

laterally

Translations (1)

pt ântero-posteriormente (along the anteroposterior axis)