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posterior

[po-steer-ee-er, poh-] / pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ- /




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The surgery has also left him with a condition called Posterior Fossa Syndrome, which can cause memory loss, unsteadiness and a decreased ability to talk.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Brown: Posterior chain is everything up and down the backside of your body and the posterior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Posterior and panuveitis in particular are associated with a poor prognosis and a protracted course of the disease.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Posterior support is shown for selected key nodes.

From Nature • Jun. 16, 2015

Posterior cirri, with the intermediate spines between the pairs, long; dorsal tufts, minute.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles




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