ANTERIOR
\antˈi͡əɹɪə], \antˈiəɹɪə], \a_n_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə]\
Definitions of ANTERIOR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"
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of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Before in time; antecedent.
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Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; - opposed to posterior.
By Oddity Software
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Before in time; antecedent.
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Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; - opposed to posterior.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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1. Before, in relation to time or space; in front of or in the front part of; ventral, hemal, as contrasted with dorsal, neural. 2. In botany, noting that part of a lateral member which is away from the parent axis. 3. In dentistry, oral, noting the six front teeth in either jaw.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Great confusion has prevailed with anatomists in the use of the terms before, behind, etc. Generally, the word anterior is applied to parts situate before the median line, the body being in the erect posture, with the face and palms of the hands turned forwards, and the feet applied longitudinally together.
By Robley Dunglison
