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ANTERIOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tooth situated at the front of the mouth
Example:
his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anterior" is a kind of...):
tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anterior"):
bucktooth (a large projecting front tooth)
Derivation:
anterior (of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Earlier in time
Synonyms:
anterior; prior
Classified under:
Similar:
antecedent (preceding in time or order)
Derivation:
anteriority (preceding in time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
Classified under:
Similar:
frontal (belonging to the front part)
frontal (of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone)
prefrontal (anterior to a frontal structure)
Also:
front (relating to or located in the front)
Attribute:
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Antonym:
posterior (located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure)
Derivation:
anterior (a tooth situated at the front of the mouth)
anteriority (the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head)
Context examples:
The glandular or anterior lobe of the pituitary gland which secretes several hormones.
(Anterior Lobe of the Pituitary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
Ozarelix competitively binds to and blocks the gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor in the anterior pituitary gland, thereby inhibiting the secretion and release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).
(Ozarelix, NCI Thesaurus)
Insufficient production of all the anterior pituitary hormones.
(Panhypopituitarism, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
(Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A non-metastasizing tumor that arises from the adenohypophysial cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
(Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with basic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Basophil Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare adenocarcinoma with poor prognosis, arising from the adenohypophysial cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland or pre-existing adenomas.
(Pituitary Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells do not stain with acidic or basic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Chromophobe Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Acidophil Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An epithelial neoplasm of the anterior pituitary gland in which the neoplastic cells stain positive with acidic dyes.
(Pituitary Gland Acidophil Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
