posterior (redirected from posterior-anterior)

posterior /pos·ter·i·or/ (pos-tēr´e-er) directed toward or situated at the back; opposite of anterior.

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pos·te·ri·or (p-stîr-r, p-)

adj.

1. Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.

2. Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal side in humans.

3. Near the tail or caudal end of certain embryos.

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posterior

[postir′ē·ər]

Etymology: L, behind

1  adj, in the back part of a structure, such as the dorsal surface of the human body.

2  n, the back part of something.

3  adj, toward the back. Compare anterior.

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posterior (postē´rēr),

adj situated behind.

posterior nasal spine,

n See spine, posterior nasal.

posterior palatal bar,

n See connector, major, posterior palatal.

posterior palatal seal,

n See seal, posterior palatal.

posterior palatal seal area,

n See area, posterior palatal seal.

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posterior

directed toward or situated at the back; opposite of anterior. In quadrupeds usually applied only to parts of the head.

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posterior-anterior

with the x-ray beam passing from the back to the front, especially to the limbs.

posterior chamber luxation

see lens luxation.

posterior (caudal) drawer sign

instability of the stifle joint with caudal movement of the proximal tibia in relation to the distal femur; normally restricted by the intact posterior (caudal) cruciate ligament. This movement is used as a test in the diagnosis of rupture of the ligament in the dog.

posterior functional stenosis

failure of pyloric outflow from the abomasum, as part of the syndrome of vagus indigestion in cattle.

inherited posterior paralysis

congenital paraplegia recorded in cattle and pigs. There are other nervous signs, e.g. opisthotonos, in some forms.

posterior limiting membrane

see descemet's membrane.

posterior pituitary

see pituitary.

posterior polar cataract

see cataract.

posterior segment

the vitreous body, retina, choroid and optic disk.

posterior station trypanosomes

one of the two types of cyclical development of trypanosomes. In this form the metacyclic trypomastigotes accumulate in the hindgut of the arthropod vector and are passed out with its feces. Infection of the definitive vertebrate host occurs via the skin or skin wound. Called also stercoracic.

posterior vena caval thrombosis

see caudal vena caval thrombosis.

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Patient discussion about posterior-anterior.

Q. info on arachnoid cyst in the right posterior fossa

A. Posterior fossa cysts are one of the two most damaging kinds because of the structures underneath such as the cerebellum and brain stem and can cause other diseases. It can cause facial pain from pressure on the trigeminal nerve. Most people do not have any symptoms, but those that do, are prone to headaches.

You might could use this also:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/arachnoid_cysts/arachnoid_cysts.htm
Hope this helps.

Q. What is the medical sense behind Chinese Medicine? and traditional treatments?

A. it's trial and error of thousands of years. not always true but some times even more effective then western medicine. the best idea is to combine them both. at least that's my opinion.

Q. Is there any reason behind this? a bipolar woman is mostly misdiagnosed for depression…..is there any reason behind this?

A. Yes……A bipolar woman has less episodes of mania and is often milder than men. Thus they are mostly misdiagnosed for depression and because of fewer symptoms for the mania they tend to get misdiagnosed for depression.