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anterior

an·te·rior

UK/anˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/ US/ænˈtɪɹ.i.ɚ/ uncommon formal
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body

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2.

earlier in time

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noun

1.

a tooth situated at the front of the mouth

  • “his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin anterior (“that is before, foremost”).

Phrases

  • anterior auricular muscle
  • anterior cerebral artery
  • anterior chamber
  • anterior choroidal artery
  • anterior ciliary artery
  • anterior cingulate cortex
  • anterior commissure
  • anterior communicating artery

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