antero-
Word Origin
1
a combining form with the meaning “situated in front, fore,” used in the formation of compound words:
anteroparietal.
Origin
anter(ior) + -o-
Related Word
- anteroparietal
antero-
combining form
- chiefly Anatomy representing
ANTERIOR 【主剖】表示“前”: -
anteroposterior.
1852 Dana Crust. i. 362The antero-external angle of the second joint.
1879 Academy 11 Jan. 35 Lesions of the antero-frontal region . [ of the brain]
1849–52 Todd Cycl. Anat. &Phys. IV. 815/1In the antero-inferior triangle of the neck.
1838 Blackw. Mag. XLIII. 653The inferi- or antero-lateral extremity of the nose.
1864 Reader 23 Apr. 525/2 The outer surface has only the Sylvian fissure, and a faint trace of the antero-parietal. [ of this brain]
1870 Rolleston Anim. Life 7The anteroposterior movement of the lower jaw.
1878 A. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 221Antero-spinal paralysis..is ushered in by fever.
1849–52 Todd Cycl. Anat. &Phys. IV. 1122/2The tongue..is flattened antero-posteriorly.
1961 J. E. Collin Empididae i. viii. 185Care must be taken to note the presence of small but distinct bristles above front, and *anterodorsally on hind, tibiae.
1989 Jrnl. Zool. CCXIX. 169The tongue is moved anterodorsally and slipped beneath the food item.
1907 A. M. Buchanan Man. ofAnat. II. 1025The digastric or submaxillary triangle is bounded..*antero-inferiorly by the anterior belly of the digastric.
1992 Anatomical Rec. CCXXXIII. 322/2The lateral posterior ciliary artery..runs antero-inferiorly along the upper edge of the inferior rectus muscle.
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. ,*Anterolaterally.
1967 G. M. Wyburn et al.Conc. Anat. iv. 125/2It is formed mainly by the parts of the occipital bone enclosing the foramen magnum with anterolaterally the petromastoid part of the temporal bone. [ sc. the posterior cranial fossa]
1992 Brain Res. DLXXXVI. 39/2The axons of the two tap neurons were seen to run antero-laterally.
antero-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin anterior
: anterior
< anteroparietal >
: anterior and
< anterolateral >
: from front to
< anteroposterior >
< anteroparietal >
: anterior and
< anterolateral >
: from front to
< anteroposterior >
antero-
Prefix
- anatomy, dentistry anterior; front; forward
Derived terms
English words prefixed with antero-
词根词缀:antero-
【来源及含义】Latin: before, in front of; fore, prior, preceding; used as a prefix
【相关词根词缀】 Related before-word units: ante-; anti-; pre-; pro-.
【同源单词】anterodorsal, anteroexternal, anterofrontal, anterograde, anteroinferior, anterointernal