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anteroinferior

anteroinferior

1 9.9
Located in front and below a point in the body
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntəroʊɪnˈfɪrɪər/
  • Specialized
: anteroinferior
  • During the surgery, the doctor focused on the anteroinferior region of the shoulder joint.

Examples

  • The anteroinferior section of the brain is critical for movement and coordination.

  • Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI shows the TCS (arrow) invading the anteroinferior aspect of the left frontal lobe.

    Academic text (2010)

  • In anatomy class, we learned that the anteroinferior position refers to structures located at the front and below.

Antonyms

posteroinferior
  • Specialized
9.9

Near the back and lower part of a body or organ

Surface Forms

anteroinferior positive

Morphology

anteroinferior = inferior (semi-transparent) = antero + inferior

The meaning is compositionally 'front' + 'below', but the combining form 'antero-' is technical and may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Anteroinferior comes from two parts, anterior 'in front' and inferior 'lower'. So, anteroinferior means 'in front and below' and is used to name the front-lower part of the body, a bone, or a joint.