posterior
IPA: pɔstˈɪrjɝ
noun
- (euphemistic, humorous) The hinder parts of the body.
- (mathematics) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
adjective
- (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.
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Examples of "posterior" in Sentences
- He stabbed the posterior of a pig.
- The posterior angle is the deepest.
- Posterior to the clivus is the basilar artery.
- The estimation of the posterior is shown below.
- Molars are the most posterior teeth in the mouth.
- The head and posterior are tubular and featureless.
- It is a stapedial branch of posterior auricular artery.
- The posterior part is gelatinous and mostly transparent.
- A heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot.
- Of the posterior muscles three are in the superficial layer.