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.

   • 1997, University of Michigan. Museum of Paleontology, Contributions, volume 30, page 67:

     The neural spine is about 120 mm long anteroposteriorly at the base, while it is only about 13 mm thick.

Coordinate terms

• laterally

Translations

along the anteroposterior axis

• Portuguese: ântero-posteriormente