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posterior

[po-steer-ee-er, poh-] / pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ- /




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Throughout these tasks, researchers recorded the activity of neurons in ACA, ORB, VISp and MOp, with particular attention to the signals traveling along the axons linking prefrontal and posterior areas.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Research has shown that the premotor and posterior parietal cortices, along with the temporoparietal junction, are active in the brain when we are locating or thinking about ourselves.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

Brown: Posterior chain is everything up and down the backside of your body and the posterior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgery in Arlington, Texas, to repair what Hollander described as a small tear in the posterior of Brash’s ulnar collateral ligament.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

“Yours truly trusts that a modicum of caution will he exercised in the prance, to prevent delivery of uncomfortable blows to the posterior of the forequarters?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White