posterior part
collocation in Englishmeaningsofposteriorandpart
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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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part
noun
uk/pɑːt/us/pɑːrt/
some but not all of ...
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(Definition ofposteriorandpartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We argue instead that the representational power of the neocortex is not restricted to itsposteriorpart.
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Theposteriorpartis entirely filled with the pars prostatica.
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The uterus is confined to theposteriorpartof the body.
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Pygidium withposteriorpartincompletely preserved; subsemicircular, with slightly diverging convex lateral margins, curving gently into a most probably rounded posterior margin.
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The neurocranium is moderately deep posteriorly, and becomes deeper in theposteriorpartof the frontal region and shallower anteriorly.
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Paddlefish midpiece shows in itsposteriorparta cytoplasmic collar surrounding the flagellum base.
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The trigeminal nerve originates from this region of the brainstem, theposteriorpartof which has transversely constricted sidewalls to accommodate the inner ear.
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Pygidium with low, tiny axis, inconspicuously subdivided by two ill-defined axial rings preceding bulgedposteriorpartof semicircular posterior outline.
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Seminal vesicle thin-walled, bipartite,posteriorpartsmall, anterior part large, distinct, continues anteriorly as pars prostatica, surrounded by large, conspicuous prostatic cells (fig. 7).
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The twelve pairs of marginal scutes have their anterior sulcus cutting theposteriorpartof the posterior suprapygal.
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Theposteriorpartof the ring attached to the endocardium of the left atrial wall may contain the circumflex artery.
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Damage in the posterior region of worms is due to drug accumulation in theposteriorpartof the gut.
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Therefore, the cerebral hemispheres appear to be larger posteriorly but this does not reflect expansion of theposteriorpartof the isocortex.
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Patients with lesions in theposteriorpartof the right hemisphere may ignore events on their left side, a condition known as unilateral neglect.
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Much of the central area may be smooth, but a triangularposteriorpartseems to consistently show ornament.
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The uterus, which fills the remainder of theposteriorpartof the body, is extremely voluminous and contains a very large number of small eggs.
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Post-hoc analyses showed significant gray-matter reductions of the whole cingulate gyrus (p=0.009) andposteriorpartof the cingulate gyrus (p=0.007) in the patients.
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The female and male reproductive organs and terminal part of the gut are situated in theposteriorpart.
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The short straight lines medially of the anterior part of the curved line and laterally of itsposteriorpartwere entirely absent.
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The lesions showed elevated margins and hyperemic centres, varying in size and located mainly in theposteriorpartof the stomach.
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