anticus


anterior

 [an-tēr´e-or] situated at or directed toward the front; opposite of posterior.

an·ti·cus

(an-tī'kŭs), Avoid the mispronunciation ant'icus.A term previously used in anatomic nomenclature to designate a muscle or other structure that of all similar structures is nearest to the front or ventral surface. [L. in the very front, fr. ante, before]