posterior vs primal

posterior

adj
  • Following in order or in time. 

  • Next to, or facing the main stem or axis. 

  • Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth. 

noun
  • The hinder parts of the body. 

  • The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem). 

primal

adj
  • Being the first in time or in history. 

  • Of greatest importance; primary. 

  • Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts. 

noun
  • A primal cut (of meat). 

verb
  • To take part in primal therapy. 

How often have the words posterior and primal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )