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        | Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above |  | 
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        | Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below |  | 
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        | Toward or at the front of the body; in front of |  | 
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        | Toward or at the back of the body; behind |  | 
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        | Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of |  | 
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        | Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of |  | 
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        | Between a more medial and a more lateral structure |  | 
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        | Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |  | 
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        | Farther from the origin or a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |  | 
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        | Toward or at the body surface |  | 
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        | Away from the body surface; more internal |  | 
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