Medical Terminology: Directions

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Anterior

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Situated at or directed toward the front

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Bilateral

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having two sides

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Caudal

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Situated toward the tail

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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the head or the head end of the body

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Decubitus

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lying down

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Dextro-

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right side

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distal

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remote; further from any point of reference

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back

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eversion

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a turning inside out; a turning outward

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extension

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the movement bringing the members of a limb into or toward a straight condition

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external

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situated or occurring on the outside

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flexion

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the act of bending or the condition of being bent

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inferior

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below or directed downward

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internal

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situated or occurring within or on the inside

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medial

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situated toward the midline

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midline of the body

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imaginary line created when the body is divided into equal

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peripheral

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an outward structure or surface

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posterior

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directed toward or situated at the back

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prone

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lying face downward

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proximal

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toward the center of median line; the point of attachment or origin

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recumbent

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lying down

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sinistro

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left side

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superior

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above or directed upward

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supine

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lying with the face upward

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ventral

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related to or situated on or close to the abdomen; abdominal