Category:Posterior

Pos*te"ri*or, a. Etym: [l. posterior, compar. of posterus coming After, from post after. See post-.]

1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; Coming after; -- opposed to prior. Hesiod was posterior to homer. Broome.

2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.

3. (anat.)

Defn: at or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy Often used for dorsal.

4. (bot.)

Defn: on the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an Axillary flower. Gray.