posterior half

collocation in English

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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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half
noun
pronoun
predeterminer
adjective
adverb
uk
/hɑːf/us
/hæf/
either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up ...
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(Definition ofposteriorandhalffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By applying half-beam block, theposteriorhalfof the field is blocked off and the volume of lung irradiated is thus minimized.
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Theposteriorhalfof the eye was removed by making an equatorial cut with fine scissors.
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Theposteriorhalfof the tangential beam is blocked off to minimize lung dose.
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By applying half beam block technique, the asymmetric jaws were used to block off theposteriorhalfof the beam.
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Theposteriorhalfof the body may be raised from the substrate.
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Similar to female except dark overall with only the head, antennal segments 1-2 andposteriorhalfof the gaster brown.
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The average breadth in theposteriorhalfof the body is 0"28 mm.
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Further examination under polarized light or in liquid immersion may reveal additional details, although any preparation to expose theposteriorhalfcould risk damaging the figured opposite wing.
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Doublure narrow, almost vertical and only present on each side ofposteriorhalfof hypostome, where it forms a pair of small, ventrally projecting wing processes.
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The wings are brown with indistinct darker transverse lines in theposteriorhalf.
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The ground colour of the forewings is whitish in theposteriorhalfof the wing and pale pinkish ochreous in the anterior part.
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After separating, theposteriorhalfregrows a complete anterior half, and vice versa.
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Hind wing: the ground-colour suffused with greenish blue on terminalposteriorhalfof wing; markings similar to those of the male.
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The forewings are brownish in theposteriorhalfand red-brownish distally.
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A continuous fin margin surrounds this taperingposteriorhalfof the body.
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Theposteriorhalfof the tongue is free.
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At theposteriorhalfis a series of faint transverse ridges.
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Theposteriorhalfof the forewings is white.
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