Spatial Concept
anterior
an·te·ri·or [ an-teer-ee-er ]
Definitions related to anterior:
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(fore) Of or involving the front of a main body.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Denoting the front portion of the body or a structure.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Denoting the front surface of the body; often used to indicate the position of one structure relative to another.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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In human anatomy, has to do with the front of a structure, or a structure found toward the front of the body.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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