Directional Terms Flashcards by H Lachenauer | Brainscape

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Anterior/Ventral

A

Front of the body

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Posterior/Dorsal

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Back of the body

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Deep

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Away from the surface

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Superficial

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On the surface

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Inferior

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Situated below

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Superior

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Situated above

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Lateral

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Pertaining to the side

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Medial

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Pertaining to the middle

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Prone

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Lying face down

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Supine

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Lying face up

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward, near

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ambi-

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around, on both sides

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amphi-

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around, on both sides

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ana-

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upward, backward

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ante-

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before, forward

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anter/o

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front

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anti-

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against

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apo-

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away, separation

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cata-

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down, downward

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against, opposite

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dextr/o

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right

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dia-

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through, apart

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dis-

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apart, to separate

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ec-, ecto-

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outside, out

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en-, endo-

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inside, within

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epi-

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above, over, upon

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eso-

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within

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ex-

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out, away from

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extra-

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outside

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fore-

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before, in front of

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hyper-

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above, excessive, beyond

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hypo-

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under, deficient, below

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infra-

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below, beneath

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within

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juxta-

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near

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later/o

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side

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levo-

A

left

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medi/o

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middle

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meso-

A

middle

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para-

A

alongside, near, beyond, abnormal

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per-

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through, throughout

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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post-

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after, behind

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poster/o

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behind, towards the back

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pre-

A

before, in front of

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pro-

A

before

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proxim/o

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near

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retro-

A

behind, backward

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sinistr/o

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left

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sub-

A

under, beneath

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super-

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above, beyond

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supra-

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above, beyond

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tel/e

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distant, end

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trans-

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across