In anatomy, relating to or situated in front; anterior or frontal.
From Latin anticus (before, in front). Used in anatomical nomenclature to describe structures or positions toward the front of the body.
Medical Latin's systematic naming—anticus, posticus, medius—creates a 3D map of the body using directions, which is why a physician from 1850 could understand modern anatomical descriptions in Latin even if they spoke different languages.
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