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fibulare
fibulare In tetrapods, the posterior (i.e. closest to and articulating with the fibula) of the three tarsal (ankle) bones closest to the centre of the body (i.e. proximal).... Read more
oxytocin
oxytocin , hormone released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that facilitates uterine contractions and the milk-ejection reflex. The structure of oxytocin, a cyclic peptide consisting of nine amino acids, was determined in 1953 and in the same year it was synthesized in the labor... Read more
cloaca
cloaca , in biology, enlarged posterior end of the digestive tract of some animals. The cloaca, from the Latin word for sewer, is a single chamber into which pass solid and liquid waste materials as well as the products of the reproductive organs, the gametes. Cloacas are found in amphibians, rept... Read more
Loricifera
Loricifera , phylum of microscopic animals discovered in 1974. They have spiny heads and unsegmented bodies encased in a vase-shaped anterior that can retract into the posterior trunk. Although research shows that the sexes are separate and they have a large brain, little else is known about them. B... Read more
antidiuretic hormone
antidiuretic hormone , polypeptide hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland . Its principal action is to regulate the amount of water excreted by the kidneys. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH), known also as vasopressin, causes the kidneys to resorb water directly from the renal tubules, thus con... Read more
aschelminths
aschelminths , large assemblage of loosely related, wormlike organisms of extremely varied structure and habits. Formerly considered an animal phylum, these organisms are now more commonly referred to as pseudocoelomates and are divided in to a number of different phyla, including Nematoda , Gast... Read more
Kinorhyncha
Kinorhyncha , phylum containing about 150 species of tiny pseudocoelomate worms, it is widely distributed in marine sediments. The kinorhynch body is divided into 13 segments, each covered with a cuticle and equipped with characteristic spines. The first segment is a bristly head that can be protr... Read more
pituitary gland
pituitary gland small oval endocrine gland that lies at the base of the brain . It is sometimes called the master gland of the body because all the other endocrine glands depend on its secretions for stimulation (see endocrine system ). Anatomy and Function Physiologically, the pituitar... Read more
thirst
thirst sensation indicating the body's need for water. Dry or salty food and dry, dusty air may induce such a sensation by depleting moisture in the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat. Relief through ingestion of water is only temporary, however, if thirst results from a generalized depletion... Read more
cankerworm
cankerworm name for two destructive inchworms , or larvae of geometrid moths. The spring cankerworm ( Paleacrita vernata ) and the fall cankerworm ( Alsophila pometaria ) are named for the seasons at which the adults emerge from underground pupation. The spring cankerworm larva overwinters as a pu... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "posterior"

Laser Posterior Capsulotomy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Laser posterior capsulotomy Definition Laser posterior capsulotomy, or YAG laser capsulotomy, is a noninvasive...remove the opacification (cloudiness) that develops on the posterior capsule of the lens of the eye after extraction of a cataract...
Bayesian Econometrics
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...rule to incorporate the information provided by the data, we can form posterior beliefs about the parameter θ , characterized by the posterior density The posterior density p n ( θ ǀ X), or simply p ( θ...
Cerebral Circulation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders ...vertebral artery include the anterior and posterior spinal arteries, the meningeal branches, the posterior inferior cerebellar artery, and the medullary...the superior cerebellar artery, the posterior cerebral artery, the potine arteries...
Mediastinal Tumors
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...superior, anterior, middle, and posterior compartments, and is also described...having anterosuperior, middle, and posterior divisions. Boundaries of these...children occur in this division. The posterior mediastinum contains the sympathetic...
Probability, Limits In
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...credible) interval that has a specified (posterior) probability (e.g., 95% or 99...highest probability density (highest posterior density credible limits); choosing...x , … , x) . Finally, the posterior pdf of ⋌ , given X = x , is...
Bayes’ Theorem
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...where P( θ ǀ D ) = posterior distribution of the parameters given...constant so that one obtains a proper posterior distribution. In words, (4) states that: (5) posterior distribution α likelihood x...
pituitary gland
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...into two lobes, the anterior and the posterior, which develop in the embryo from completely...up of hormone-producing cells; the posterior lobe is developmentally a downward extension...such as cortisol or progesterone. The posterior pituitary Two hormones are released from...
Colporrhaphy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers ...performed on the anterior (front) and/or posterior (back) walls of the vagina. An anterior...a cystocele or urethrocele, while a posterior colporrhaphy treats a rectocele. Surgery...physician then inspects the anterior, posterior, upper (apex), and side (lateral...
Transient Ischemic Attack
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders ...eye on the same side as the artery. Posterior circulation TIAs involve the blood supply...and brainstem. Symptoms suggesting posterior circulation TIAs include loss of consciousness...numbness may occur with either anterior or posterior circulation TIAs. Demographics Every...
Exenteration
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers ...three types of pelvic exenteration: anterior, posterior, and total. anterior exenteration. This operation...during the exenteration, or in a later procedure. posterior exenteration. Posterior exenteration removes organs that are located in...

Dictionary entries related to "posterior"

posterior
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...esp. of the body or a part of it: the posterior part of the gut 2. a basal body situated just posterior to the nucleus. The opposite of anterior...cervix and emerges first at birth: a posterior labor. Compare with breech birth . 3...
James of Venice also known as Iacobus Veneticus Grecus
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...translation of Aristotle ’ s Posterior Analytics as being older than another...translate the epistemological treatise Posterior Analytics ; Boethius ’ s translation...Aphrodisias ’ commentary on Posterior Analytics and Sophistici elenchi , translated...
vertebra
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology ...differentiate into five types from anterior to posterior: cervical; thoracic; lumbar; sacral...fused to the centrum and supporting the posterior coelomic musculature. Sacral vertebrae...neural and hemal spines are anterior/posterior-oriented blades of bone that project...
hindgut
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology hindgut 1. The posterior part of the alimentary canal of vertebrates, comprising the posterior section of the colon. 2. The posterior section of the alimentary canal of arthropods. See also foregut ; midgut .
cephalic suture
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...suture runs from the anterior margin to cut the posterior margin posterior to the genal angle; and marginal, where the suture...rostral suture anterior to it and a hypostomal suture posterior to it. In some genera the lateral ventral sutures...
Bell, Charles
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...root of a spinal nerve. Bell cut the posterior roots and observed no convulsions of...that the anterior roots are motor, the posterior sensory — from the experiment...which he thought was the origin of the posterior root filaments, was the locus of the...
Bekhterev, Vladimir Mikhailovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Bekhterev defined more precisely the path and separation of the posterior rootlets of the spinal cord and described a group of cells on the surface of the shaft of the posterior horn (Bekhterev cells) and the internal bundle of the lateral...
Gundissalinus, Dominicus
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Sufficientia and Metaphysics , as well as a portion of his Posterior Analytics , together with the Logic and Metaphysics of al...a section from Ibn S ī n ā ’ s Posterior Analytics . Treatment of the practical sciences, which include...
metacone
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology metacone In primitive, triconodont , upper molar teeth whose cusps are in line, the posterior cusp. Where the cusps are not in line the metacone is the inside, posterior cusp.
Aphasia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...in the left hemisphere: sensory aphasia from damage to the posterior areas of the second and third circumvolution of the cortex...frontal lesions seemed to primarily affect speech production, posterior lesions seemed to affect speech recognition, and the destruction...

Thesaurus entries related to "posterior"

posterior
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus posterior • adjective   1. the posterior part of the skull synonyms : rear, hind, back, hinder...caudal. antonym: anterior.   2. formal a date posterior to statehood synonyms : later than, subsequent to, following...
back
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...one's back synonyms : spine, backbone, spinal column; posterior; Med. dorsum.   2. the back of the building synonyms...end, reverse, reverse side, other side; hind part, posterior, tail end, backside, hindquarters, stern. phrase: behind...
buttocks
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...behind, derrière; informal butt, fanny, keister, tush, tail, buns, heinie, ass, caboose; fundament, posterior, haunches, gluteus maximus, sit-upon, stern, wazoo; Brit. informal bum, arse; Anatomy nates. See note at ass.
rump
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...buns, derrière, butt, fanny, tush, tail, heinie, caboose; chiefly Brit. bum; humorous fundament, posterior, stern; Anatomy nates.   2. the rump of the army synonyms : remainder, rest, remnant, remains.
rear
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...end, tail, tag end. antonym: front.   3. he slapped the horse on the rear. See buttocks. • adjective  the rear bumper synonyms : back, end, rearmost; hind, hinder, hindmost; technical posterior.
bottom
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...re; informal cheeks, behind, butt, fanny, keister, tush, tail, buns, caboose, duff, heinie, ass, fundament, posterior, gluteus maximus, sit-upon, stern; Brit. informal bum, arse; Anatomy nates.   6. police got to the bottom...
after
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...made a speech after the performance synonyms : following, subsequent to, at the close/end of, in the wake of; formal posterior to. antonyms: before, preceding.   2. Guy shut the door after them synonyms : behind, following. antonym...
later
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0;a later chapter synonyms : subsequent, following, succeeding, future, upcoming, to come, ensuing, next; formal posterior; archaic after. antonym: earlier. • adverb   1. later, the film rights were sold synonyms : subsequently...
haunches
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...synonyms : rump, hindquarters, rear, rear end, seat; buttocks, thighs, derrière, bottom; behind, backside; Anatomy nates; informal butt, fanny, tush, bum, heinie; humorous fundament, posterior, gluteus maximus.
seat
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...site, whereabouts, place, base, center, hub, heart.   3. fall on one's seat synonyms : bottom, buttocks, posterior, rump, hindquarters; inf. behind, backside, butt, tail, fanny; vulg. ass.   4. the seat of his anxiety...

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Posterior Sinus of the Middle Ear
Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...This study defines the anatomy of the posterior sinus of the middle ear and its relationship...studied. The depth and width of the posterior sinus, its relationship to surrounding...tympani were studied. Results: The posterior sinus, positioned just posterior to...
Posterior ECG Leads Improve the Detection of Left Circumflex Coronary Artery Occlusion.(electrocardiography)(Report)
Newspaper article from: Hospital Medicine Alert; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; Posterior ECG Leads Improve the Detection of Left Circumflex Coronary...Mishra, MD. Source: Aqel RA, et al. Usefulness of three posterior chest leads for the detection of posterior wall acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2009...
Posterior labor - a pain in the back! It's prevention and cure.
Newspaper article from: Special Delivery; 9/22/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...increasingly frustrated and angered that posterior presentation [back of baby's head...a previous cesarean for a persistent posterior with its attendant "lack of progress...nurses are often untrained in diagnosing posterior, and a woman usually doesn't see her...
Posterior urethral valve associated with orthotopic ureterocele.(Case study)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Urology; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...infancy is very rare and its association with posterior urethral valves has not been reported till...literature on anomalies in association with posterior urethral valves is presented. Introduction Posterior urethral valves are mostly encountered...
Posterior capsulorrhaphy for treatment of recurrent posterior glenohumeral instability.(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; 6/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Abstract The surgical treatment of recurrent posterior shoulder instability via a posterior approach has had a variable degree of success...of this study was to review the results of posterior capsulorrhaphy in a consecutive series of patients...
Dynamic posterior stabilization of shoulder hemiarthroplasty in long-standing neglected posterior dislocation of the glenohumeral joint.(Case study)
Magazine article from: International Journal of Shoulder Surgery; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Kumar, Jeremy. Oakley, Jamie. Wootton Posterior dislocations of the shoulder are rare...The treatment of neglected bilateral posterior dislocation of the shoulder is controversial...we used in the treatment of a chronic posterior dislocation of a shoulder with an acute...
Scintigraphy of posterior tibial tendinitis
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 2/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...describe the typical scintigraphic pattern of posterior tibial tendinitis. Methods: Bone scintigraphs...study the scintigraphic characteristics of posterior tibial tendinitis in nine patients with posterior tibial tendinitis related to generalized...
posterior scleritis mimicking macular serpiginous choroiditis.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Sunandan. Sood An unusual case of posterior scleritis mimicking macular serpiginous choroiditis is reported The diagnosis of posterior scleritis still remains a clinical challenge...systemic associations. The presentation of posterior scleritis as disc oedema, serous retinal...
Posterior polar cataract presents multiple surgical challenges
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Reviewed by Samuel Masket, MD Orlando-Posterior polar cataract is an invitation to capsule...said Samuel Market, MD. "Symptoms of posterior polar cataracts generally develop quickly...complications and the need for subsequent posterior segment surgery as I do performing the...
Posterior 180(degrees) 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid renal SPECT
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...attenuation. Methods: Anterior 180o, posterior 180o and 3600 renal SPECT images were...of the raw data in the anterior 1800, posterior 180o and full 360deg were calculated...renal counts between the anterior and posterior 1800 data showed reduced counts in the...