Plural form referring to anterior structures, parts, or anatomical features that are located in front or forward.
From Latin 'anterior' (being before or in front), with the English plural suffix '-s' applied to create a count noun for multiple anterior structures.
In anatomy labs, saying 'the anteriors' lets doctors talk about all the front-facing structures as a group—like how 'the posteriors' means the back parts—it's shorthand that makes precise anatomical discussion way faster.
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