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Posterior vs Retrognathia - What's the difference?

posterior | retrognathia |

As nouns the difference between posterior and retrognathia

is that posterior is the buttocks while retrognathia is a malocclusion in which the maxilla or mandible is further posterior than would be expected.

As an adjective posterior

is located behind, or towards the rear of an object.

posterior

English

Alternative forms

* posteriour (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  • Following in order or in time.
  • (anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
  • (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.

    • Synonyms

    * (located behind or towards the rear) rear, hinder, back * (Following in order or in time) later

    Antonyms

    * anterior

    Derived terms

    * posteriorly

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * See post- * posteriorize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (euphemistic) The buttocks.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    retrognathia

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia retrognathia)
  • A malocclusion in which the maxilla or mandible is further posterior than would be expected.

    • Synonyms

    * retrognathism