ANTERIOR definition: situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior). See examples of anterior used in a sentence.
Anterior generally appears in either medical or scholarly contexts. Anatomy books refer to the anterior lobe of the brain, the anterior cerebral artery, the anterior facial vein, etc. Scholar and lawyers may use anterior to mean "earlier in time or order".
located in front; situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior); going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier: events anterior to the outbreak of war
ANTERIOR definition: 1. positioned at or towards the front: 2. earlier in time 3. positioned at or toward the front: . Learn more.
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Anatomy situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior). earlier: events anterior to the outbreak of war. alveolar, dental, or labial. Anatomy (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body.
In human anatomy, situated in front, with respect to that side of the body on which is the face; ventral, as opposed to dorsal; hemal, as opposed to neural: as, the anterior pillars of the pharynx; the anterior walls of the belly; the anterior pillars of the spinal cord.