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anter/o
anterior *** meaning: nearer to the front; ventral
poster/o
posterior *** meaning: nearer to or toward the back; dorsal; situated behind
ventr/o
ventral *** meaning: belly side; same as anterior surface in humans
dors/o
dorsal *** meaning: directed toward or situated on the back side; same as posterior surface in humans
medi/o
medial, median *** meaning: middle or nearer the middloe; the prefix mid- also means middle
later/o
lateral *** meaning: toward the side; denoting a position farther from the midline of the body or from a structure
super/o
superior *** meaning: uppermost or above
infer/o
inferior *** meaning: lowermost or below
proxim/o
proximal *** meaning: nearer the origin or point of attachment
dist/o
distal *** meaning: far or distant from the origin or point of attachment
cephal/o
cephalad *** meaning: toward the head
caud/o
caudad *** meaning: toward the tail or in an inferior direction in humans
Author
medicalterms
ID
103104
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CH05 Directional Terms.txt
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Updated
2011-11-30T03:40:49Z
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