Directional terms

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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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