Posterior /(pŏs*tē"rĭ*ẽr)/
Pos·te·ri·or
Posterior
a.
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Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer.
- Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
- At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal. (Anat.)
- On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. (Bot.)