ALL meanings of anterior
an·te·ri·or
A a - adjective anterior Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part. 3
- adjective anterior situated at or towards the front 3
- adjective anterior earlier in time 3
- adjective anterior of or near the head end 3
- adjective anterior (of part of a flower or leaf) situated farthest away from the main stem 3
- adjective anterior at or toward the front; forward; specif., ventral 3
- adjective anterior coming before in time, order, or logic; previous; earlier 3
- adjective anterior on the side away from the main stem 3
- adjective anterior situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior). 1
- adjective anterior going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier: events anterior to the outbreak of war. 1
- adjective anterior Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial. 1
- adjective anterior (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body. 1
- adjective anterior (in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds. 1
- adjective anterior Botany. on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower. 1
- noun anterior Nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head. 1
- adjective anterior time: preceding, previous 1
- adjective anterior space: fore, front 1
- adjective anterior Before in place. 0
- adjective anterior Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding. 0
- adjective anterior (anatomy) Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human. 0