posterior end

collocation in English

meaningsofposteriorandend

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posterior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pɒsˈtɪə.ri.ər/us
/pɑːˈstɪr.i.ɚ/
anatomyspecialized
positioned at or towards ...
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end
noun
uk
/end/us
/end/
the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from ...
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(Definition ofposteriorandendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The thickerposteriorendextends into the caecal lumen to facilitate mating and oviposition.
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Ventral surface ofposteriorendornamented with longitudinal and oblique cuticular ridges.
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The cuticle is covered in the anterior half with minute regularly arranged spines, but these disappear towards theposteriorendof the body.
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The pharynx lies within the tentorium and is heavily chitinised, gradually increasing in diameter towards theposteriorend.
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The remainder of the gut was removed by dissection from theposteriorendof the abdomen.
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The excretory vesicle is placed at theposteriorendslightly in front, and at the side of, the large sucker.
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Numerous granular cystogenous cells extend from level of pharynx toposteriorendof body throughout entire width of body.
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The nuclei were discarded from theposteriorendby peristaltic squeezing.
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The blepharoplast is longish or round and is sometimes near theposteriorend, sometimes near the nucleus.
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In the third stage, the mandibular strut at itsposteriorendgives off a branch which moves towards the median line and anteriorly.
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Unlike the ventral surface, theposteriorendof the dorsal surface has only a small number of papillae.
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After detachment, the reproductive organs develop rapidly, with theposteriorendof the proglottis growing out to accommodate them.
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From the posterior tip of the entoplastron until theposteriorendof the plastron, the midline sulcus is slightly sinusoidal.
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The excretory bladder epithelium was joined at itsposteriorendto the lining of the excretory atrium by a septate junction (figs 17, 18).
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The greatest breadth is in the vicinity of the first three abdominal segments, from which region the body tapers towards theposteriorend.
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Theposteriorendof the body is very obliquely truncate.
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The tropho-nucleus is situated slightly towards theposteriorend.
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