anteroposterior

anteroposterior
a) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back

anteroposterior movement

b) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior

the anteroposterior axis

Syn: AP

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  • anteroposterior — adj. 2 g. Que vai ou está de diante para trás.   ♦ Grafia em Portugal: ântero posterior …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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  • anteroposterior — 1. Relating to both front and rear. 2. In x ray imaging, describing the direction of the beam through the patient (projection) from anterior to posterior, e.g., an A P projection of the abdomen; or the direction of view (A P …   Medical dictionary

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  • anteroposterior — adjective chiefly Anatomy relating to or directed towards both front and back …   English new terms dictionary

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