anterior
adjective /ænˈtɪəriə(r)/
/ænˈtɪriər/
[only before noun] (specialist)- (of a part of the body) at or near the front
- anterior and posterior ends of the embryo
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnterior is used with these nouns:- part
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French antérieur or Latin anterior, comparative of ante ‘before’.