In a sentence
Three example sentences with anterior, each labelled with its topic.
The surgeon approached the hip from the anterior side, which spares the muscles at the back of the joint.
Medicine
Runners with tight hip flexors often feel it along the anterior thigh long before the pain reaches the knee.
Fitness
In a tadpole the eyes migrate to an anterior position weeks before the tail is reabsorbed entirely.
Science
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