Definition of posterior

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Posterior (a.) Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior..

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Uvea :: Uvea (n.) The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.
Uvula :: Uvula (n.) The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.
Dimyaria :: Dimyaria (n. pl.) An order of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and posterior adductor muscle, as the common clam. See Bivalve..
Ventricle :: Ventricle (n.) A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and forces it out from the heart. See Heart..
Postanal :: Postanal (a.) Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus..
Metapterygium :: Metapterygium (n.) The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.
Posteriors :: Posteriors (n. pl.) The hinder parts, as of an animal's body..
Procoelian :: Procoelian (a.) Concave in front; as, procoelian vertebrae, which have the anterior end of the centra concave and the posterior convex..
Splenius :: Splenium (n.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
Whipworm :: Whipworm (n.) A nematode worm (Trichocephalus dispar) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly..
Posterior :: Posterior (a.) Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
Postoral :: Postoral (a.) Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth..
Metathorax :: Metathorax (n.) The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera.
Postcornu :: Postcornu (n.) The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
Hypoptilum :: Hypoptilum (n.) An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
Metanephros :: Metanephros (n.) The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.
Zygapophysis :: Zygapophysis (n.) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra..
Backside :: Backside (n.) The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal..
Opisthocoelous :: Opisthocoelous (a.) Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebrae in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave.
Sivatherium :: Sivatherium (n.) A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species..
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