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back, behind
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head (upward)
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tail (downward)
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near (the point of attachment)
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away (from the point of attachment)
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belly (front)
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toward the tail (downward)
built from word parts
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toward the head (upward)
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pertaining to the side
built from word parts
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pertaining to the middle
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pertaining to one side
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pertaining to two sides
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mediolateral
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pertaining to the middle and to the side
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pertaining to away from the point of attachment
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pertaining to near the point of attachment
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pertaining to below
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pertaining to above
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pertaining to the tail (inferior)
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pertaining to the head
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pertaining to the front
built from word parts
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pertaining to the back
built from word parts
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pertaining to the back
built from word parts
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pertaining to the belly (front)
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anteroposterior (AP)
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pertaining to the front and to the back
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posteroanterior (PA)
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pertaining to the back and to the front
built from word parts
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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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| vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
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| vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane) |
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| vertical field running through the body form front to back; divides body into right and left halves equally |
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| vertical field running through the body from front to back; divides body into uneven right and left halves |
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| horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
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semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
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lying down in any position
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lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated
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sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest (also called orthopneic position)
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sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest (also called orthopnea position)
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lying on back facing upward
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lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one side)
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lying on left side with right knee drawn up with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
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lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
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one of nine abdominal regions
right and left of epigastric
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one of nine abdominal regions
directly above umbilical
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one of nine abdominal regions
right and left of umbilical
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one of nine abdominal regions
around the navel
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one of nine abdominal regions
right and left of hypogastric
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one of nine abdominal regions
directly below umbilical
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one of nine abdominal regions
directly below umbilical
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one of nine abdominal regions
directly below umbilical
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| right upper quadrant (RUQ) |
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one of four abdominopelvic quadrants
right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, portions of small and large intestine, right kidney |
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| right upper quadrant (RUQ) |
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one of four abdominopelvic quadrants
right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, portions of small and large intestine, right kidney
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| left upper quadrant (LUQ) |
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one of nine abdominal regions
left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, portions of small and large intestine, left kidney
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| right lower quadrant (RLQ) |
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one of nine abdominal regions
portions of small and large intestine, appendix; right ureter, right ovary, uterine tube in women; right spermatic duct in men
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| left lower quadrant (LLQ) |
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one of nine abdominal regions
portions of small and large intestine; left ureter, left ovary, uterine tube in women; left spermatic duct in men
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anteroposterior
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left lower quadrant
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left upper quadrant
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posteroanterior
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right lower quadrant
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right upper quadrant
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