anteroposterior.
Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
Meaning & usage
Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
Where this word comes from
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.
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