Definition of posterior
1 : later in time : subsequent
2 : situated behind: such asa : caudalb of the human body or its parts : dorsal
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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
Recent Examples of posterior from the Web
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Acceleration comparisons aside, the Audi is still exceptionally fast and can instantly arrange a meeting between your posterior and the seatback.
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Microsaur scales frequently have thickened posterior margins and possess striations or starburst or net-like ornament.
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Luckily, moves like this one hone in on the hamstrings and glutes to promote muscle definition and posterior leg strength.
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Updike fell negotiating the water jump at the Portland Track Festival and suffered a partial tear of the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
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The recurrent posterior hip dislocation caused Pitta to miss the entire 2015 season.
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Peerwani said, pointing to the girls’ old posterior rib fractures as evidence.
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In February 2007 with the Clippers, Livingston tore three major ligaments in his knee — the anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate and medial collateral as well as his lateral meniscus, then required extensive surgery.
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None of the family and friends who had been tested met the requirements, and lab tests showed Jackson — who was born with a kidney condition called posterior urethral valves — was becoming desperate for a new organ.
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Did You Know?
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-
Other Anatomy Terms
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
Recent Examples of posterior from the Web
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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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Then the man, filled with liquid fire, started pinching the posteriors of several different young women.
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Bounce music -- that evocative sound that serves as background to the undulating posteriors of twerking dancers -- is on the move in New Orleans.
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But before the game was over, Putin also took a bad fall, landing hard on his posterior after trying to show off his skills.
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Her gyrating posterior, her misguided politics and, well, her ever-present tongue represented a jarring rebellion that parents weren't quite ready for but was the exact jolt of independence that American youth were craving.
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Sessions was pulling stuff out of his posterior to make a political point in support of a border wall and tough interior immigration enforcement.
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She was then dubbed the ultimate bridesmaid and launched many a fan page exalting her pert posterior.
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He and his students are trapping rats and mice in medians and parks, and one of his students is swabbing the posteriors of live pigeons.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'posterior.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of posterior
1605
Other Anatomy Terms
POSTERIOR Defined for English Language Learners
posterior
playDefinition of posterior for English Language Learners
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: near or toward the back of something (such as the body)
posterior
playDefinition of posterior for English Language Learners
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: the part of the body above the legs that is used for sitting
Medical Dictionary
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