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POSTGENERATION 



Postcava (post-kar'-ah) [post, after, behind ; cavus, 

 hollow]. The vena cava posterior. 



Postcaval i bost-kav'-al) [post, behind; cavus, hol- 

 low] . Pertaining to the postcava. 



Postcentral ( post-sen' -tral) [post, behind ; centrum, 

 center]. Situated behind the center. 



Postcephalic (post-sef-al'-ik) [post, behind ; KEOa'/.rj, 

 head]. In biology, situated behind the head, or 

 cephalic segment. 



Postcerebellar ( post-ser-e-bel' -ar) [post, behind ; cere- 

 bellum, cerebellum]. Situated behind, or in the pos- 

 terior portion of the cerebellum. 



Postcerebral ( post-ser 1 'e-bral ) [ post, behind ; cere- 

 brum, cerebrum]. Situated behind, or in the posterior 

 part of the cerebrum. 



Postcerviciplex (post-ser-vis ' -ip-leks) [post, behind; 

 cervix, neck ; plexus, plexus]. The posterior cervical 

 plexus. 



Postcibal (post- si'- bal) [post, after; cibum, food]. 

 Occurring after meals. 



Postcisterna (post-sister' -nah) [post, behind ; cisterna, 

 a vessel]. That portion of the spaces separating the 

 ental layer of the arachnoid from the pia of the cere- 

 bellum, and communicating with the true encephalic 

 cavities through the metapore,and also with the spinal 

 subarachnoid space ; the cisterna magna. 



?o%\z\dM\z\z(pdst-klai''-ik-l) [post, behind; clavicula, 

 clavicle]. In biology, the posterior element of the 

 scapular arch of some fishes. 



Postclavicular (post-kla-vik' '-u-lar) [post, after; cla- 

 :, clavicle]. Pertaining to the postclavicle. 



3 ostclitellian (post-kli-tel' -e-an) [post, behind ; cli- 

 tellum, a pack-saddle]. In biology, applied to such 

 earth-worms as have the ducts of the testes opening 

 behind the clitellum. 



D ostcommissure (post-kom'-isur) [post, behind; com- 

 missura, commissure]. The posterior commissure of 



t the brain, q. v. 



Postconnubial (pbst-kon-nu' -be-al) [post, after; con- 



I nubium, marriage]. Coming on, or occurring, after 



! marriage. 



Postconvulsive (post-kcn-vul'-siv) [post, after; con- 

 vellere, to tear away]. Coming on after a convul- 

 sion. 



3 ostcornu ( post-kor'-nit) [post, after; cornti, horn: 

 //. , Postcornua\. The occipital horn of the lateral 

 ventricle of the brain. 



'ostcornual (post-kor'-nu-al) [post, after; cornu, 



i horn]. Pertaining to the postcornua (of the ventricles 

 or of the spinal cord). 



3 ostcostal (post-hos'-tal) [post, behind; costa, a rib, 

 the side]. In biology, located behind the costal 

 nervure or vein of the wing. 

 5 ostcoxal (post-koks'-al) [post, behind; coxa, the 



thigh-bone]. In biology, situated behind the coxae. 

 5 ostcribrum ( post- k rib' -rum) [post, behind ; cribrum, 

 sieve]. The posterior perforated space of the brain. 

 D ostcruciate (post-kru' -seat) [post, after; crux, a 

 cross]. Situated posterior to the cruciate fissure of 

 the cerebrum. 

 J ostcubital ( post-kit' -bit-al) [post, behind; cubitus, 

 the forearm]. Situated on the posterior aspect of the 

 forearm. 

 3 ostdiastolic (post-di-as-tol' -ik) [post, after; fiiaoTo'/.i], 



diastole]. Coming after the diastole. 

 5 ostdicrotic (post-di-krof-ik) [post, after; dinporoc, 

 double-beating]. Coming after the dicrotic wave of 

 the pulse. P. Wave, a second recoil-wave in the 

 sphygmographic tracing. It is not always present. 

 3 ostdigastricus (pdst-di-gas' -trik-us) [post, after; dig, 

 double; yaorijp, belly]. The posterior belly of the 

 digastric muscle. 



Postdilatator ( post-di' -la-ta-tor) [post, after; dilator, a 

 dilator]. The posterior dilatator alse nasi. 



Postdorsulum ( post-dor' -su-lum) [post, after; dorsu- 

 lum, dim. of dorsum, the back]. See Metascutum. 



Postembryonic (post-em-bre-on'-ik) [post, after; iu- 

 f3pvov, embryo]. In biology, subsequent to the em- 

 bryonic stage. 



Postepileptic (post-ep-il-ep'-tik) [post, after; i-i/.tpfHC, 

 epilepsy]. Occurring after an epileptic attack. 



Posterior (pos-te'-re-or) [(neuter, posterius) comparative 

 of posterus, after, behind]. Having a position to the 

 back or rear; opposed to anterior (or anterius). 



Posterolateral (pos'-te-ro-lat'-er-al) [posterus, behind; 

 latus, side]. Posterior and lateral at the same time. 



Posteroparietal (pos-te-ro-par-i' -et-al ) [posterus, be- 

 hind ; paries, wall]. Posterior and parietal. 



Posterosuperior (pds'-te-ro-su-pe'-re-or) [posterus, 

 hinder ; superior, superior] . Posterior and superior. 



Posterotemporal (pos-te-ro-tem' -por-al) [posterus, be- 

 hind; tempus, temple]. Posterior and temporal, or 

 behind the temporal region. In biology, a bone in the 

 scapular arch of many fishes ; also called the scapula 

 and the supraclavicle. 



Posteroterminal (pbs'- te - ro-ter'- min - al) [posterus, 

 hinder; terminalis, terminal]. Situated at the hind 

 end. 



Posteroventral (pos' '-te-ro-ven' '-tral) [posterus, hinder; 

 venter, stomach]. In biology, situated at the hind 

 end of the ventral surface. 



Posterula ( poster' -u-lah) [posterus, posterior]. In 

 biology, Harrison Allen's term for that portion of the 

 naso-pharynx between the posterior nares and the 

 salpingo-palatal fold. 



Postesophageal ( post-e-sof-aj' -e-al) [post, behind; 

 oioo&ayoQ, the gullet]. In biology, situated behind 

 (dorsad or caudad) the gullet or esophageal ring. 



Postfebrile ( post-f eb'-ril) [post, after; febris, fever]. 

 Occurring after a fever. 



Postfemoral ( post-fern' -or-al) [post, behind; femur, 

 thigh]. Situated on the posterior aspect of the thigh. 



Postfontanel (post-f on-tan-el') [post, behind ; fontana, 

 a spring]. The posterior fontanel. 



Postforceps ( post-for* -ceps) [post, behind; forceps, 

 forceps]. The name given to the oblique fibers at 

 the posterior extremity of the callosum entering the 

 occipital lobes. 



Postfovea ( post-fo-ve' -ah) [post, after ; fozea, pit]. The 

 posterior fovea, a depression in the floor of the fourth 

 ventricle of the brain. 



Postfrenum ( post-fre'-num) [ post, behind ; frenum, 

 a bridle, curb, bit]. In biology, a part of the meta- 

 thorax of an insect. 



Postfrontal ( post-f run' -tal ) [ post, behind ; frons, 

 the forehead]. I. Situated behind the forehead. 

 2. A bone of the skull in many animals situated at 

 the back portion of the orbit. P. Process, a process 

 of bone in many animals on the upper and posterior 

 portion of the brim of the orbital cavity. 



Postfurca ( post-fir* -kah ) [ post, behind ; furca, fork : 

 //. , Postfurca'']. In biology, the hinder sternal apo- 

 deme projecting into the cavity of a thoracic somite 

 in certain insects. 



Postfurcal ( post-fir' -kal ) [post, behind; furca, a 

 fork]. Pertaining to the postfurca. 



Postgeminum (post-jem' '-in-um) [post, after; geminus, 

 twin]. The posterior pair of bodies of the corpora 

 quadrigemina, considered as forming together a single 

 organ. 



Postgeneration ( post -/en -er-a'- shun) [ post, after ; 

 generare, to generate]. In biology, the term applied 

 by Roux to a very peculiar regenerative process ob- 

 served in frogs' eggs, in which a segmentation-cell 





