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medical term for exploring medical language

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anter/o   front  
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caudo   tail (downward)  
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cephalo   head (upward)  
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dist/o   away from the body  
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dors/o   back  
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infer/o   below  
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later/o   side  
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medio   middle  
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poster/o   back, behind  
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proximo   near (the point of attachment)  
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super/o   above  
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ventr/o   belly (front)  
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bi   two  
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uni   one  
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ad   toward  
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ior   pertaining to  
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caudad   toward the tail (downward)  
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cephalad   toward the head (upward)  
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lateral   pertaining to the side  
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medial   pertaining to the middle  
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unilateral   pertaining to one side  
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bilater   pertaining to two sides  
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mediolateral   pertaining to the middle and to the side  
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distal   pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)  
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proximal   pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)  
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inferior   pertaining to below  
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superior   pertaining to above  
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caudal   pertaining to the tail  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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anterior   pertaining to the front  
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posterior   pertaining to the back  
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dorsal   pertaining to the back  
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ventral   pertaining to the belly  
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anteroposterior   pertaining to the front and to the back  
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posteroanterior   pertaining to the back and to the front  
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frontal or coronal   vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions  
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sagittal   vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides  
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midsaggital   divides the body into right and left halves  
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transverse   horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions  
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umbilical region   around navel  
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epigastric   directly above the umbilical region  
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hypogastric region   directly below the umbilical region  
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hypochondriac regions   to the right and left of the epigastric region  
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lumbar regions   to the right and left of the umbilical region  
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iliac regions   to the right and left of the hypogastric region  
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Right upper quadrant (RUQ)   refers to the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver, the gallblader, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and the right kidney  
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Left upper quadrant (LUQ)   refers to the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and the left kidney  
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Right lower quadrant (RLQ)   refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the right ureter and the right ovary and utering tube in woman or the right spermatic duct in men  
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Left lower quadrant (LLQ)   refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the left ureter, and the left ovary and uterine tube in women or the left spermatic duct in men  
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ant   anterior  
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AP   anteroposterior  
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inf   inferior  
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lat   lateral  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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med   medial  
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PA   posteroanterior  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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sup   superior  
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