anteroposteriorly

English

Etymology

anteroposterior +‎ -ly

Adverb

anteroposteriorly (not comparable)

1. (biology) Along the anteroposterior axis
   • 1959, Fred Albert Mettler, The Medical Sourcebook^[1], page 669:

     The nonpregnant uterus has the shape of a pear, compressed anteroposteriorly and bent forward upon its neck.

Coordinate terms

• laterally