Medical Terminology Prefix Flashcards

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Cranial

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Relating to the skull or cranium

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the front of anterior of any structure

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Medial

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Toward the middle or center

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Proximal

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Near to the center

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Cauudal

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Towards the middle or center

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Dorsal

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Relating to the back or posterior of a structure

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Lateral

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To the side, or away from the middle of the body.

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Distal

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Parts of the body further away from the center

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Sagittal

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A vertical plane running from front to back

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Frontal

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Relating to the forehead

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Transverse

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Parallel to the plane

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