anterior
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- adjective
- /ænˈtɪr.i.ər/
- Specialized
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anterior
- The anterior chamber of the eye is the space between the cornea and the iris.
- anterior uveitis
- anterior hyoid
- anterior cingulate
So the ACC anterior cingulate cortex says danger, danger.
- So the ACC anterior cingulate cortex says danger, danger.
- Most people don't know this, but there's a brain structure called the anterior mid singulate cortex.
- So we're still watching the distance between your rib and anterior sperioiac spine that Asis, that front point of your hip.
- In the next picture, this person was instructed to inject the insulin in the fat on their anterior thigh.
- People don't realize the part of our brain that exerts willpower has something to do with this part of our brain called the anterior cingulate cortex.
- There's also really fascinating study about the anterior cingulate cortex, which shows that what we perceive is willpower.
- And going back to my dad, what we found is low levels of serotonin go with high activity in the anterior cingulate.
- And the really big important thing on trying to address that is using, I think the muscle that's called the serratus anterior.
Examples
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So she still has her anterior fontanel.
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They're in the anterior hypothalamic region.
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And so they proposed that the posterior system does one of these and the anterior system does the other.
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That's gonna separate the anterior features of the eye.
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It's more anterior than it is posterior.
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Okay, the anterior portion is five centimeters to the left.
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Excuse me, anterior and posterior to the spinal cord.
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All 10 patients sustained an anterior glenohumeral dislocation confirmed by radiographs.
Academic text (2015) -
Jordan's specialty was the anterior part of the eye, particularly the p70 cornea.
Fiction book (1992) -
Most people don't know this, but there's a brain structure called the anterior mid singulate cortex.
Synonyms
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Near the front in the direction someone faces or moves
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Near the front part or the forehead of something
Antonyms
Compounds
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A sudden viral illness that inflames nerve cells in the brain stem and spine and causes quick paralysis
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A main vein in an embryo that carries blood from the head to the heart
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A blood vessel on each side that carries blood to the front part of the brain
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A vein that drains blood from the front part of the brain into a deeper brain vein
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A large nerve that comes from the lower back and sends signals to the front thigh muscles and skin
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A soft gap at the front of a baby's skull that closes as the bones join
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A vein at the front of the face that carries blood from the cheek toward the neck
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A vein at the front of the neck that starts below the chin and joins the external jugular vein
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The front part of the spinal cord that contains nerve cells controlling muscles
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the front outer lips of the female genitals
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A small artery that brings blood to the protective membranes at the front of the skull
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The front part of the pituitary that makes hormones controlling growth and body functions
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The front part of the pituitary gland that makes and releases hormones controlling growth and reproduction
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A nerve branch at the front of the spinal cord that carries signals to muscles
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A place where the iris sticks to the clear front part of the eye after injury or infection
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A muscle that helps turn the shoulder blade and lift the ribs
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A vein at the front of the neck vertebrae that drains blood from the spinal cord into the vertebral vein
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A small artery that brings blood to the front of the brain near the temple
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An artery that carries blood to the front part of the temporal lobe on the side of the brain
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A muscle at the side of the chest that lifts the shoulder blade and helps raise the ribs when breathing
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The front part of the small gland at the base of the brain that makes hormones
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A muscle on the side of the chest that moves the shoulder blade and helps lift the ribs
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A muscle at the front of the lower leg that lifts the foot and turns the bottom inward
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A vein that carries blood from the front of the brain to a larger vein at its base
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A vein that carries blood from the front of the face toward the neck
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A vein at the front of the neck beside an artery that drains into a vein near the spine
How Front
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anterior comes from the Latin root ante- meaning 'before', and in anatomy it came to mean 'toward the front' of the body. So the anterior part of something is the part at the 'front'.