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What is "anterior" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does anterior mean in English? Meaning of anterior definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "anterior" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "anterior": a tooth situated at the front of the mouth

Noun

  • Meaning: a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
  • Example: his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors
  • Synonyms: anterior front tooth
  • Hyponyms: bucktooth
  • Hypernyms: tooth

    • Meaning of "anterior": of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
  • Synonyms: anterior
  • Antonyms: posterior
  • Similar: frontal prefrontal
  • Also see: front

    • Meaning of "anterior": earlier in time

    Adjective

  • Meaning: earlier in time
  • Synonyms: anterior prior
  • Similar: antecedent
  • Adjective: Before in place.Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.(anatomy) Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human.

    • Synonyms:

    past, antecedent, precedent, former, foregoing, preceding, previous,

    Antonyms:

    current, future, after, following, subsequent, present, ending, posterior,

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    anterior in English: anterior
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