posterior portion

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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portion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɔː.ʃən/us
/ˈpɔːr.ʃən/
a part or share of ...
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(Definition ofposteriorandportionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All vowels have to be formed in theposteriorportionof the vocal tract, the ' vowel space ', in order to have an appropriate formant structure.
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This wipes out the whole potential advantage of carangiform motion, namely its confinement of lateral motion to a shortposteriorportion.
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The vesicula seminalis, which lies alongside the cirrus pouch and somewhat behind it, is a little smaller than theposteriorportionof the pouch.
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The flap then forms the anterior wall of theposteriorportionof the pulmonary venous compartment.
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A gum elastic bougie is invaluable when only theposteriorportionof the glottis or the tip of the epiglottis is visible.
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The anterior end of the fusion zone differentiated into an excretory bladder and a shortposteriorportiongave rise to the caudal vesicle.
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The median caudal duct is clearly enlarged to form theposteriorportionof the caudal vesicle, its wall has become thin and devoid of surface lamellae.
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Prior to dissection, larvae were placed on ice, the posterior and anterior ends were removed, and the gut was extracted through theposteriorportionof the animal using forceps.
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It has shown that the excretory atrium syncytium was derived from several cells which initially differentiated near theposteriorportionof the fusion zone as separate secretory cytons.
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A large gland apparently overlies theposteriorportionof the gut.
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They form theposteriorportionof the vertebral arch.
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A lateral fold extends from the eye to theposteriorportionof the tympanum.
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Theposteriorportionof the nematode is smooth while the anterior half is covered with fine leaf-like spines.
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Theposteriorportionof the wings is white with greyish strigulae.
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It is located in theposteriorportionof the frontal lobe.
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This may be a result of brain damage to theposteriorportionof the superior temporal gyrus, believed to contain representations of word sounds.
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These branches at theposteriorportionof the body probably form a sort of network of tubes across the dorsal aspect.
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