- posteriad
- pos·te·ri·ad pä-'stir-ē-.ad, pō- adv toward the posterior part of the body
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pos·te·ri·ad (pos-teґre-ad) toward the posterior surface of the body.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
posteriad
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posteriad — behind, posterior to … Dictionary of ichthyology
posteriad — adv. [L. post, after; ad, toward] Directed backward, as opposed to anteriad … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
posteriad — /po stear ee ad , poh /, adv. Anat., Zool. toward the posterior; posteriorly. [POSTERI(OR) + AD3] * * * … Universalium
posteriad — (Subclass Copepoda): Towards the posterior end of the body [Ferrari and Dahms, in press] … Crustacea glossary
posteriad — adv. toward the back, toward the posterior (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
posteriad — pos·te·ri·ad … English syllables
posteriad — päˈstirēˌad adverb Etymology: posterior + ad : posteriorly * * * /po stear ee ad , poh /, adv. Anat., Zool. toward the posterior; posteriorly. [POSTERI(OR) + AD3] … Useful english dictionary
anteriad — adv. [L. ante, before; ad, toward] Directed toward the anterior part of the body; directed forward, as opposed to posteriad … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lumbar ganglia — (NEMATA) Large paired ganglia in the anal region which receive the lateral nerves and from which the laterocaudal nerves pass posteriad in the tail … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
postuterine sac — (NEMATA) A reduced, degenerate uterus nonfunctional in gamete production, usually posteriad to the vulva; may function as a storage organ for sperm in some species … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
