Directional Terms
| Description: | Directional terms |
| Category: | Medical |
| Created by: | ihavekids on 2003-02-09 |
| Stack ID: | 465 |
| Term | Definition |
| anterior (ant) | pertaining to the front |
| posterior | pertaining to the back |
| inferior (inf) | pertaining to below |
| superior (sup) | pertaining to above |
| distal | pertaining to away (from the point of reference) |
| proximal | pertaining to near (to the point of reference) |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back |
| lateral (lat) | pertaining to a side |
| medial (med) | pertaining to the middle |
| ant | anterior |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| inf | inferior |
| lat | lateral |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
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