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Directional Terms
Directional Terms
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07/25/2010
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Term
frontal or coronal
 Definition
vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior positions
Term
sagittal
 Definition
vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides. Midsagittal divides the body into right and left halves
Term
transverse
 Definition
horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions
Term
anter/o
 Definition
front
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caud/o
 Definition
tail (downward)
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cephal/o
 Definition
head (upward)
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dist/o
 Definition
away (from the point of reference)
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dors/o
 Definition
back
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infer/o
 Definition
below
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later/o
 Definition
side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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poster/o
 Definition
back, behind
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proxim/o
 Definition
near (the point of reference)
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super/o
 Definition
above
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vetr/o
 Definition
belly (front)
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anterior (ant)
 Definition
pertaining to the front
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anteroposterior (AP)
 Definition
pertaining to the front and to the back
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bilateral
 Definition
pertaining to two sides
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caudal
 Definition
pertaining to the tail
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cephalad
 Definition
toward the head
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cephalic
 Definition
pertaining to the head
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distal
 Definition
pertaining to away (from the point of reference)
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dorsal
 Definition
pertaining to the back
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inferior (inf)
 Definition
pertaining to below
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lateral (lat)
 Definition
pertaining to a side
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mediad
 Definition
toward the middle
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medial (med)
 Definition
pertaining to the middle
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mediolateral
 Definition
pertaining to the middle and to the side
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posterior
 Definition
pertaining to the back
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posteroanterior (PA)
 Definition
pertaining to the back and to the front
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proximal
 Definition
pertaining to near (to the point of reference)
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superior (sup)
 Definition
pertaining to above
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unilateral
 Definition
pertaining to one side (only)
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ventral
 Definition
pertaining to the belly (front)
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