posterior

IPA: pɔstˈɪrjɝ

(euphemistic, humorous) The hinder parts of the body.
(mathematics) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).

(anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
(medicine) Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
(botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
(formal) Following in order or in time.

Examples of "posterior" in Sentences

Should I call posterior to check the status of my application or just wait?
OWENS: Well, most likely what he is having is what we call a posterior fasa (ph) stroke.
[NUCULA PROXIMA] Shell small, ovate, smooth, interior pearly; anterior margin short; posterior side elongated, obtuse; margin crenate.
I'll admit I'm feeling a bit like my posterior is hanging out of a car window on this one, but it's good to stretch as a writer -- even if there's a breeze.
To the recess behind the cervix the term posterior fornix is applied, while the smaller recesses in front and at the sides are called the anterior and lateral fornices.
The mental image of the collective Dispatch editorial board delivering this sloppy wet ass kiss of an endorsement to Slick Jonny Husted’s posterior is as sad as it is disgusting.
Several of these anterior and posterior roots, situated at about the same height on opposite sides of the spinal cord, converge and combine into what are called the _anterior_ and _posterior bundles_; then two bundles, anterior and posterior, unite and form the trunk of a spinal nerve.