See Also: posterior segment(medicine)
posterior basal segment(medicine)
posterior segment of eyeball(medicine)
artery of posterior segment of kidney(medicine)
Segment(money)
segment(1)(dictionary)
segment(2)(dictionary)
segment(medicine)
S-T segment(medicine)
RST segment(medicine)

unsoul (iou) and posterior segment (medicine)


unsoul (iou)



unsoul verb trans. arch. M17.
[from UN-2 + SOUL noun.]
Remove the soul from; fig. cause to lose spirit or courage.

posterior segment (medicine)


posterior segment


A delimited part or section of an organ or Other structure which lies in back of or dorsal to the Other similar parts or sections; 1) segmentum posterius (hepar); the posterior segment of the right lobe of the liver; 2) segmentum posterius (pulmo dexter); [S 2]; the posterior segment of the superior lobe of the right lung; 3) segmentum posterius (ren); the posterior segment of the kidney; 4) camera vitrea bulbi; vitreous camera; vitreous chamber of eye; the posterior intraocular segment of the eyeball occupied by the vitreous which lies behind the aqueous-filled anterior segment and is separated from it by the lens and zonule.

Synonym: segmentum posterius.