anteroposterior

See also: ântero-posterior

English

Alternative forms

• antero-posterior

Etymology

antero- +‎ posterior

Adjective

anteroposterior (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.

   anteroposterior movement

   • 2002, Robert Dudley, The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution, →ISBN, page 43:

     […] also effects the fore-aft (anteroposterior) wing motions known as promotion and remotion.

2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.

   the anteroposterior axis

Synonyms

• AP

Coordinate terms

• posteroanterior
• dorsoventral
• lateral
• mediolateral
• proximodistal
• vertical

Derived terms

• anteroposteriorly
• anteroposteriority
• anteroposterior axis
• midanteroposterior

Translations

anterior to posterior

• Portuguese: ântero-posterior
• Romanian: anteroposterior (ro)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: переднезадний (ru) m (perednezadnij)
• Spanish: anteroposterior

See also

• Anatomical terms of location on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• posteroanterior