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Posterior vs Glome - What's the difference?

posterior | glome |


In anatomy terms the difference between posterior and glome

is that posterior is nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds while glome is one of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of a horse's foot.

As nouns the difference between posterior and glome

is that posterior is the buttocks while glome is one of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of a horse's foot.

As an adjective posterior

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

As a verb glome is

to look gloomy, morose, or sullen.

Posterior vs Synechia - What's the difference?

posterior | synechia |


As nouns the difference between posterior and synechia

is that posterior is (euphemistic) the buttocks while synechia is (medicine) an eye condition in which the iris adheres either to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the lens (posterior synechia).

As an adjective posterior

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

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 vs Postpubis - What's the difference?

posterior | postpubis |


In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between posterior and postpubis

is that posterior is (anatomy) nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds while postpubis is (anatomy) the posterior part of the pubis.

As nouns the difference between posterior and postpubis

is that posterior is (euphemistic) the buttocks while postpubis is (anatomy) the posterior part of the pubis.

As an adjective posterior

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

Posterior vs Metapterygium - What's the difference?

posterior | metapterygium |


As nouns the difference between posterior and metapterygium

is that posterior is the buttocks while metapterygium is the posterior of the three basal cartilages of the fins of ray-finned fish.

As an adjective posterior

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

Posterior vs Postcranium - What's the difference?

posterior | postcranium |


As nouns the difference between posterior and postcranium

is that posterior is (euphemistic) the buttocks while postcranium is (paleontology) the skeleton posterior to the cranium, or a portion thereof.

As an adjective posterior

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

Posterior vs Anteroposterior - What's the difference?

posterior | anteroposterior |


In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between posterior and anteroposterior

is that posterior is (anatomy) nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds while anteroposterior is (anatomy) of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.

As adjectives the difference between posterior and anteroposterior

is that posterior is located behind, or towards the rear of an object while anteroposterior is (anatomy) anterior to posterior; front-to-back.

As a noun posterior

is (euphemistic) the buttocks.

Posterior vs Metasoma - What's the difference?

posterior | metasoma |


As nouns the difference between posterior and metasoma

is that posterior is (euphemistic) the buttocks while metasoma is (biology) the posterior part of the body of an arthropod.

As an adjective posterior

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

Posterior vs Curple - What's the difference?

posterior | curple |


As nouns the difference between posterior and curple

is that posterior is (euphemistic) the buttocks while curple is the hindquarters or the rump of a horse, a strap under the girth of a horse's saddle to stop the saddle from kicking forward.

As an adjective posterior

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

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