anteroposteriorly

English

Etymology

anteroposterior + -ly

Adverb

anteroposteriorly (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
    • 1959, Fred Albert Mettler, The Medical Sourcebook, page 669:
      The nonpregnant uterus has the shape of a pear, compressed anteroposteriorly and bent forward upon its neck.
    • 1997, University of Michigan. Museum of Paleontology, Contributions, volume 30, page 67:
      The neural spine is about 120 mm long anteroposteriorly at the base, while it is only about 13 mm thick.

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