Definition of posterior
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: later in time : subsequent
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Examples of posterior in a Sentence
the posterior part of the brain
the chapel's posterior location in the church serves to make it a quiet retreat
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The Mets had initially circled May 1 as a possible return date for Conforto, who had surgery to repair the posterior capsule that tore during his shoulder dislocation.
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Bruce figures to start the season in right field while Michael Conforto recovers from surgery Sept. 6 to repair a tear in the posterior capsule in his left shoulder.
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Some may roll their eyes at mindfulness, but brain scans show that experienced meditators have stronger control over their posterior cingulate cortex – the part of the brain activated by stress and cravings.
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In an alternative approach to weight loss, Dr. David Prologo, an interventional radiologist from Emory University School of Medicine, and his colleagues froze a nerve called the posterior vagal trunk in 10 people who were significantly overweight.
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Some may roll their eyes at mindfulness, but brain scans show that experienced meditators have stronger control over their posterior cingulate cortex – the part of the brain activated by stress and cravings.
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Some may roll their eyes at mindfulness, but brain scans show that experienced meditators have stronger control over their posterior cingulate cortex – the part of the brain activated by stress and cravings.
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The figure skater, 28, is currently competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and his perfectly round posterior is lighting up Twitter with people wondering if Rippon enhances his shape with butt pads.
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Ryan recommends Jefferson curls—a set of slow, controlled forward bends that loosens up the entire posterior chain, from the base of the skull all the way down to the heel.
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Posterior comes from the Latin word posterus, meaning "coming after". Posterior is often used as a technical term in biology and medicine to refer to the back side of things, and is the opposite of anterior, which refers to the front side. For example, as more people took up running as a sport, doctors began to see an increase in stress fractures along the posterior as well as the anterior surface of the lower leg bones. In some technical fields, posterior may mean "later". When used as a noun, posterior simply means "buttocks".
Origin and Etymology of posterior
Latin, comparative of posterus coming after, from post after — more at post-
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First Known Use: 1534
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of posterior
: the hinder parts of the body;
specifically
: buttocks
Examples of posterior in a Sentence
The man squeezed his large posterior into the chair.
the baseball players were always slapping one another on the posterior
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The company has everything from cheaper units which just supply warm water to the posterior, to expensive units with heated seats, warm air driers, adjustable nozzles, and remote controls.
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Closing out our @sxsw on the highest note possible: a spectacular late night set by @texasgentlemen with nary a stationary posterior.
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The two apparently saw a lot more of each other while making Legacy—in fact, Elliott's bare posterior in the film was lauded in The Bare Facts, a guide to nudity in film, according to his International Movie Database profile.
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Fortunately, the modernization went beyond emulating Charles and Ray Eames’s molded-plywood experiments and included upholstery—proving that a chair can still convey status without punishing your posterior.
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Some sauropods flailed fused clumps of bones from their posteriors toward predators.
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The Seventh Congressional District in Pennsylvania is nicknamed Goofy Kicking Donald Duck because its highly contorted shape resembles one Disney character planting a foot in the posterior of another.
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While Gomez may have to painstakingly remove the splinters from his posterior, his nuanced argument of different types of speed is compelling.
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But Grohl immediately promised to warm up the audience's posteriors.
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First Known Use of posterior
1605
Other Anatomy Terms
POSTERIOR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of posterior for English Language Learners
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: near or toward the back of something (such as the body)
Definition of posterior for English Language Learners
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: the part of the body above the legs that is used for sitting
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