posterity; future generations; descendants
Formal or literary term for people who come after, often used in historical or philosophical contexts.
posterior pituitary; neurohypophysis
Medical term; the back part of the pituitary gland. Rare outside anatomy contexts.
Vasopressin is secreted from the posterior pituitary.
We must pass this lesson on to future generations.
posterior pituitary hormone; neurohypophyseal hormone
Compound of 後 (after, later) and 葉 (leaf, era). The 'leaf' component metaphorically extends to 'generation' or 'period', similar to its use in words like 末葉 (end of an era).