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POSTERIOR

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There are 20 entries related to POSTERIOR in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.


1. What does POSTERIOR mean?
pronunciation
Meaning no. 1/3 (2 senses as a noun, 1 sense as an adjective): The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

2. What does POSTERIOR NARIS mean?
definition
Either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx

3. What does POSTERIOR SYNECHIA mean?
definition
Adhesion between the iris and the lens

4. What does SERRATUS POSTERIOR mean?
definition
Skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward

5. What does TIBIALIS POSTERIOR mean?
definition
It's a deep muscle of the leg

6. What does POSTERIOR PITUITARY mean?
pronunciation
The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

7. What does POSTERIOR FACIAL VEIN mean?
pronunciation
Posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear

8. What does POSTERIOR LABIAL VEINS mean?
definition
Veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein

9. What does POSTERIOR CARDINAL VEIN mean?
pronunciation
It's a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body

10. What does POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY mean?
pronunciation
Arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches

11. What does POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND mean?
pronunciation
The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

12. What does POSTERIOR SERRATUS MUSCLE mean?
definition
Skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward

13. What does POSTERIOR TEMPORAL ARTERY mean?
pronunciation
Temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe

14. What does POSTERIOR MENINGEAL ARTERY mean?
definition
Branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa

15. What does MUSCULUS SERRATUS POSTERIOR mean?
definition
Skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward

16. What does SERRATUS POSTERIOR INFERIOR mean?
definition
It's a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached

17. What does SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR mean?
definition
It's a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs

18. What does ARTERIA TEMPORALIS POSTERIOR mean?
definition
Temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe

19. What does VENA POSTERIOR VENTRICULI SINISTRI mean?
definition
Arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus

20. What does POSTERIOR VEIN OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE mean?
definition
Arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus


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