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| Movement away from the midsagittal (median) plage of the body or one of its parts |
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| Movement toward the midsagittal (median) plane of the body |
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| Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure |
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| Pertaining to a side of the body or structure |
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| Toward the upper portion of a structure |
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| Away from the head or toward the tail or lower portion of a structure |
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| Nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body |
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| Further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body |
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| Pertaining to the outer wall of the body or cavity |
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| Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs |
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| Lying on the abdomen, face down |
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| Lying horizontally on the back, face up |
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| Turning inward or inside out |
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| Pertaining to the palm of the hand |
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| Pertaining to the sole of the foot |
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| Toward the surface of the body (external) |
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| Away from the surface of the body (internal) |
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| Vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
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Sagittal
(median plane as well) |
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| Vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides |
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| Horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
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