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Anterior meaning
Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal. | Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal. | (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem.
Synonyms of Anterior
Example sentences (20)
Other types of appliances, including soft stabilization appliances, anterior positioning appliances, and anterior bite appliances, have some RCT evidence of efficacy in reducing TMD pain.
The anterior pituitary is typically divided into two regions, a more anterior rostral portion and a posterior proximal portion, but the boundary between the two is often not clearly marked.
The flagellate stage is slightly smaller, with two or four anterior flagella anterior to the feeding groove.
The length is approximately 7.5 cm (2.5 to 3 in) across the anterior wall (front), and 9 cm (3.5 in) long across the posterior wall (rear), making the posterior fornix deeper than the anterior.
The target site is the anterior cingulate cortex; the operation disconnects the thalamic and posterior frontal regions and damages the anterior cingulate region.
The upper and lower borders respectively give attachment to the anterior atlantooccipital membrane and the anterior atlantoaxial ligament ; the former connects it with the occipital bone above, and the latter with the axis below.
An ACL tear is a common injury among athletes and happens when the tissue (anterior cruciate ligament) that connects the thighbone to the shinbone at the knee is ripped.
An assessment of his injuries found he sustained loss of iris and lens and unrepairable retinal detachment in his right eye, while blood also filled both the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye.
A source “with knowledge of the injury” told Kolisi had suffered a partial tear to his anterior cruciate ligament.
Bentancur is still “weeks” away from returning to first-team action after his anterior cruciate ligament injury in February, but Lo Celso will aim to make an impact over the next week.
Brady’s last significant injury was in 2008, when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the season opener.
Having failed in her attempt to win a second Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020, the six-time world champion sustained a grade-III tear on the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during the 2022 Commonwealth Games trials in June last year.
However, her joy at taking a medal from the event has turned to dismay after a scan showed Muir has sustained a rupture to her anterior cruciate ligament and damage to her meniscus.
Keira Walsh is unlikely to play another game at the World Cup but there is optimism that the midfielder did not rupture her anterior cruciate ligament in England’s victory over Denmark.
Spain’s Marin, the 2016 Olympic champion who is on the comeback trail after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, was looking to win her fourth world title but she was no match for An, who wrapped up the contest in 42 minutes.
With redshirt senior Max Williams still working back from an undisclosed injury suffered against Notre Dame, Branch’s role could grow even more as he continues his return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury last year.
After sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament tear shortly after his provincial debut in 2021, he has become a regular in Ulster’s senior side since the appointment of head coach Richie Murphy in February.
City manager Pep Guardiola said the Spain international, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in last week’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal, had gone under the knife on Friday.
He spent nine years playing for Sporting's rivals Benfica before a career-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury at 29 put him on a path to management.
Kerr, Australia's all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 128 appearances, has been sidelined since suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury at Chelsea training in January.