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/anˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/ · adjective
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal..
Transillumination of anterior teeth, using the composite curing light placed labially to shine through the tooth and be viewed using the mouth mirror, shows up any cavities as dark interproximal shadows.
Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.
anterior to the time when mankind have become capable of being improved by free and equal discussion.
Use anterior when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anterior means (anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal..
Common synonyms include preceding, antecedent, prior, frontal.
Possible antonyms include posterior.
Transillumination of anterior teeth, using the composite curing light placed labially to shine through the tooth and be viewed using the mouth mirror, shows up any cavities as dark interproximal shadows.
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