anteroposteriorly

English

Etymology

anteroposterior +‎ -ly

Adverb

anteroposteriorly (not comparable)

1. (biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
   • 1959, Fred Albert Mettler, The Medical Sourcebook‎^[1], page 669:

     The nonpregnant uterus has the shape of a pear, compressed anteroposteriorly and bent forward upon its neck.

Coordinate terms

• laterally

Translations

along the anteroposterior axis

• Portuguese: ântero-posteriormente
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