anteriorly
In front direction
Anteriorly means toward the front or in a forward position.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical and anatomical contexts, describing the location or direction of body structures: The tumor extended anteriorly toward the chest wall.
In anatomy, anterior is the opposite of posterior (toward the back).
Onward in direction
frontal · rostral · cranially · ventrally · headward · frontally · toward · onward
Before the present moment
- earlierAt a prior time
- beforePrior in time
- priorExisting before another
- beforehandIn advance
formerly · antecedently · preliminarily · initially · first · sooner · preoperatively · prenatally
forward
Onward in direction
ventral · frontal · rostral · cranially · ventrally · headward · frontally · toward · onward · before
previously
Before the present moment
beforehand · formerly · antecedently · preliminarily · initially · first · sooner · preoperatively · prenatally
anteriorlyposteriorly
Toward the rear
behind · rearward · backward · dorsally · to the rear
anteriorlyposteriorly
Toward the rear
subsequently · afterward · later · currently · presently
- anterior cruciate ligamentKnee's rotational stability band
- serratus anteriorScapular protraction muscle
- tibialis anteriorMuscle that dorsiflexes foot