(anatomy) A single unpaired artery that is formed by the anastomosis of a branch of the vertebral artery on each side and that descends in the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord.

(anatomy) Alternative form of auricularis anterior.

plural of anterior cerebral artery

plural of anterior cingulate cortex

plural of anterior auricular muscle

plural of anterior pituitary gland

(anatomy) adenohypophysis

(anatomy) A projection at the anterior end of the iliac crest.

(anatomy) An artery that arises from the basilar artery either alone or by a common trunk with the labyrinthine artery, divides into branches distributed to the anterior parts of the inferior surface of the cerebellum, and gives off a branch that anastomoses with the posterior inferior cerebellar artery.

before (in time) / in front (in position) / towards the anterior