anteroposterior /an·tero·pos·te·ri·or/ (-pos-tēr´e-er) directed from the front toward the back.
anteroposterior (AP)
an·ter·o·pos·te·ri·or ( n t -r -p -stîr  -r, -p-)adj. Abbr. AP 1. Relating to both front and back. 2. In x-ray imaging, taken or viewed from front to back through the body. |
anteroposterior (AP)
[an′tərōpostir′ē·ər]
Etymology: L, ante + prior, foremost, posterus, coming after
from the front to the back of the body.
anteroposterior
see craniocaudal.
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