Definition
(anatomy)
(1) Situated before or in front; prior to.
(2) Near or toward the head or forward end of a quadruped animal.
(3) Toward the front plane of the body, especially of humans.
(4) Toward the cephalic end of an embryo.
Supplement
Word origin: Latin anterior, comparative of ante (forward, before)
Related forms: anteriorly (adverb)
Compare: posterior
Related terms:
- Anterior cranial fossa
- Ascending anterior branch
- Anterior part
- Descending anterior branch
- Anterior belly
- Anterior surface
- Anterior ampullar nerve
- Anterior cranial base
