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Anteroposterior: From front to back. When a chest x-ray is taken with the back against the film plate and the x-ray machine in front of the patient it is called an anteroposterior (AP) view. As opposed to from back to front (which is called posteroanterior).
For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms".
anteroposterior /an·tero·pos·te·ri·or/ (-pos-tēr´e-er) directed from the front toward the back. an·ter·o·pos·te·ri·or (n t-r-p-stîr-r, -p-)
Anteroposterior: From front to back. When a chest x-ray is taken with the back against the film plate and the x-ray machine in front of the patient it is called an ...
adj. Relating to both front and back. In x-ray imaging, taken or viewed from front to back through the body.
Anteroposterior (AP): In anatomy, AP stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back. For example, an AP X-ray of the chest is taken from front-to-back.
an·tero·pos·te·ri·or definition Pronunciation: /-pÅ-ˈstir-Ä“-É™r, -pä-/ Function: adj : concerned with or extending along a direction or axis from front to ...