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posterior Definition

pos·teri·or (päs tirē ər)

adjective

  1. later; following after; subsequent
  2. coming after in order; succeeding
  3. at or toward the rear; behind; specif., dorsal
  4. Bot. on the side next to the main stem

Etymology: L, compar. of posterus, following < post, after: see post-

noun

the buttocks

posterior Related Forms

pos·te′ri·or·ity (-ôrə tē) noun pos·teri·orly adverb

posterior Synonyms

posterior

modif.

  1. Subsequent

    later, coming after, succeeding, next; see following.

  2. Behind

    at the rear, dorsal, in back of, last, after; see also back.

    Antonyms anterior, preceding, ahead*.

posterior Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • estimate: It is shown that hybrid HMM/ANN systems, in which the ANN part estimates local posteriors can be used to model global posteriors.
  • model: It is shown that hybrid HMM/ANN systems, in which the ANN part estimates local posteriors can be used to model global posteriors.
  • have: In a recent survey, eDiets got the bottom line on bottoms and asked which famous face has the most appealing posterior!

Adjective modifier

  • anterior: Take a front/back ( anterior posterior ) X-ray to ascertain whether the problem is in the left or right or both lungs.
  • marginal: Figure 15: Samples from the marginal posterior of the HRF at a single voxel which is not activating in the pain experiment.
  • global: First, an estimation of global posteriors is formalized in the framework of hybrid HMM/ANN systems.
  • large: Bass is primal, and it reminds me of a large posterior - but both spirituality and sexuality originate higher up in the body.
  • local: It is shown that hybrid HMM/ANN systems, in which the ANN part estimates local posteriors can be used to model global posteriors.
  • joint: The full conditional densities are evaluated and inverted numerically to obtain random draws of the joint posterior.

Modifies a noun

  • opacification: Usually the posterior lens capsule opacification can be dealt with quite simply.
  • ligament: The vertebral slip forward places extra strain on the supporting posterior spinal ligaments.
  • pituitary: Cells from part of the brain grow downwards to form the posterior pituitary.
  • fossa: CT scan provides a poor resolution in the posterior fossa.
  • probability: Estimate the posterior probability of these features given the data.
  • tendonopathy: Probably adult flatfoot and tibialis posterior tendonopathy should be thought of as inter-related conditions rather than as a single disease entity.

Used with adjective complement

lie: The esophagus also begins at this level and lies directly posterior to the trachea.

Noun used with modifier

  • tibialis: Then do a single foot tiptoe test to look for tibialis posterior insufficiency.
  • occiput: Do you think that Freya was in the occiput posterior position, which would explain why your labor didn't progress faster?
  • phone: A threshold is placed on the phone posteriors, and those phones below the threshold are pruned.

Modifying Another Word

just: In mammals, it is located in the anterior part of the visceral cavity, just posterior to the diaphragm.