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HCI 120 - Chap 6
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ANTER(O) | ANTERIOR - nearer to or toward the front |
| POSTER(O) | POSTERIOR - nearer to or toward the back |
| VENTR(O) | VENTRAL - belly side |
| DORS(O) | DORSAL - directed toward or situated on the back side |
| MEDI(O) | MEDIAL, MEDIAN - middle or nearer the middle |
| LATER(O) | LATERAL - farther from the midline of the body or from a structure |
| SUPER(O) | SUPERIOR - uppermost or above |
| INFER(O) | INFERIOR - lowermost or below |
| PROXIM(O) | PROXIMAL - nearer the origin or point of attachment |
| DIST(O), TEL(E) | DISTAL - far or distant from the origin or point of attachment |
| CAUD(O) | CAUDAD OR CAUDAL - in an inferior position |
| CEPHAL(O) | CEPHALAD - toward the head |
| ABDOMIN(O) | ABDOMEN |
| ACR(O) | EXTREMITIES (arms and legs) |
| AXILL(O) | ARMPIT |
| CEPHAL(O) | HEAD |
| CRANI(O) | CRANIUM (skull) |
| DACTYL(O) | FINGER or TOE |
| ENCEPHAL(O) | BRAIN |
| HERNI(O) | HERNIA |
| OMPHAL(O), UMBILIC(O) | UMBILICUS (navel) |
| PELV(I) | PELVIS |
| PERITON(O) | PERITONEUM |
| POD(O) | FOOT |
| SOM(A), SOMAT(O) | BODY |
| SPIN(O) | SPINE |
| THORAC(O), STETH(O) | THORAX (chest) |
| VISCER(O) | VISCERA (large abdominal organs) |