Directional and Anatomical Terms
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| abduction | movement away from the body
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| adduction | movement toward the body
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| anterior (anter/o) | toward or near the front, ventral
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| posterior (poster/o) | toward or near the back, dorsal
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| base | the lower or supporting part of any structure
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| apex | the pointed tip of a conical structure
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| deep | further into the body
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| superficial | near the surface of the body
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| medial (medi/o) | toward the midline, nearer to the middle
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| lateral (later/o) | away from the midline, toward the side
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| proximal (proxim/o) | nearer to the origin or point of attachment
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| distal (dist/o) | further from the origin or point of attachment
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| superior (super/o) | above or nearer to the head
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| inferior (infer/o) | beneath or nearer to the feet
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| supine | lying horizontally facing upward
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| prone | lying horizontally facing downward
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| ventral (ventr/o) | front, anterior
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| dorsal (dors/o) | back, posterior
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| bilateral | both sides
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| unilateral | one side
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| contralateral | the opposite side
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| ipsilateral | the same side
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