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Medical Terminology7
Directional Terms (Chapter 4 - Leonard)
| Combining Form | Term | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| anter/o | anterior | nearer to or toward the front; ventral |
| poster/o | posterior | nearer to or toward the back; dorsal |
| ventr/o | ventral | belly side; same as anterior in humans |
| dors/o | dorsal | directed toward or situated on back side; posterior in humans |
| medi/o | medial, median | middle or nearer the middle |
| later/o | lateral | toward the side; farther from the midline |
| super/o | superior | uppermost or above |
| infer/o | inferior | lowermost or below |
| proxim/o | proximal | nearer the origin or point of attachment |
| disto/o | distal | far or distant from the origin or point of attachment |
| cephal/o | cephalad | toward the head |
| caud/o | caudad | toward the tail or in a posterior direction |