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        | superior (cranial or cephalad) |  | Definition 
 
        | 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 backside 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 mor emedial and a more lateral sturcture |  | 
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        | close 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 of 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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