See Also: posterior 1, adjective(dictionary)
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Posterior(medicine)
Posterior(health)
posterior(dictionary)
columna posterior(medicine)
posterior mediastinum(medicine)
posterior synechia(medicine)

Displacement (health) and posterior 1, adjective (oh)


Displacement (health)


A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which emotions, ideas, or wishes are transferred from their original object to a more acceptable substitute; often used to allay anxiety.





posterior 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: 'further behind', from posterus 'coming after', from post; POST-]
technical near or at the back of something
-opposite anterior anterior
::the posterior part of the brain