Medical Terminology Prefix Flashcards
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Cranial
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Relating to the skull or cranium
2
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Ventral
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Pertaining to the front of anterior of any structure
3
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Medial
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Toward the middle or center
4
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Proximal
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Near to the center
5
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Cauudal
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Towards the middle or center
6
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Dorsal
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Relating to the back or posterior of a structure
7
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Lateral
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To the side, or away from the middle of the body.
8
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Distal
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Parts of the body further away from the center
9
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Sagittal
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A vertical plane running from front to back
9
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Frontal
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Relating to the forehead
9
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Transverse
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Parallel to the plane
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