Definition of Postirior
Pos*te"ri*or (p&obreve;s*tē"r&ibreve;*&etilde;r),
a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus
coming after, from post after. See Post-.]
1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of
proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to
prior.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer.
Broome.
2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to
anterior.
3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal
extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for
dorsal.
4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of
inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. Gray.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- located behind, or towards the rear of an object
- in anatomy, the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds, and the dorsal end in bipeds
- in botany, next to, or facing the main stem or axis
- following in order or in time
- the buttocks
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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