English

Alternative forms

• 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 0691094918), 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

Derived terms

• anteroposteriorly
• anteroposteriority
• anteroposterior axis

Coordinate terms

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

See also

• Anatomical terms of location on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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