Directional terms Flashcards by Ralph Pabroa

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Medial, Medi/o

A

midline, toward the center (middle)

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Lateral, Later/o

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towards the side, away from the midline

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Superior, Super/o

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above, over

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Inferior, Infer/o

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below, under

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Proximal, Proxim/o

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near, closest to the origin

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Distal, Dist/o

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away from, farthest from the origin

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Cranial, crani/o

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toward the head

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Caudal, caud/o

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toward the back or tail

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Dorsal, dors/o

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near upper surface, back

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Ventral, ver/o

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toward the bottom, front

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Posterior, poster/o

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back, behind, after, toward the rear

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Anterior, anter/o

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front, in front of

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Mediosuperior

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Middle, upper

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Inferolateral

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Below, to the side

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Laterosuperior

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to the side, upper

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Inferomedial

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below, middle

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Posterosuperior

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Back, upper

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Anterolatera

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Front, to the side

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Posteromedial

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Back, middle

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Proximolateral

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Closest to the point of origin, to the side

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Adrenalectomy

A

Removal of adrenal glands

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Adrenalitis

A

Inflammed adrenal glands

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Pancreatalgia

A

Pain in the pancreas

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Pancreatolith

A

Pancreatic stone

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Corticoadrenal

A

Cortex and adrenal glands

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Crinogenic

A

Production of secretions

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Hirsutism

A

Condition of being hairy

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Hormonopoiesis

A

Hormone formation

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Pinealopathy

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Disease of the pineal gland

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