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Medical Terminology2

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Term
Definition
Superior   Above  
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Inferior   Below  
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Anterior   Front  
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Medial   Toward the midline  
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Cephlad   Toward the head  
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Caudal   Toward the Tail  
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Dorsal   Backside  
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Ventral   Belly side  
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Proximal   Near the trunk or point of reference  
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Distal   Farther from the trunk or point of reference  
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Lateral   Away from the midline or medial plane  
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Posterior   `Back: posterior are those toward the backside  
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Superficial   Toward or at the body  
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Spinal   Near the spine and spinal cord  
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Abdominal   Around the abdomen  
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Pelvic   Around the pelvis  
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Thoracic   Around the chest  
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Deep (Internal)   Away from the body surface  
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Sagittal plane   Divides the body into left and right parts  
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Median/Midsagittal plane   Divides the body into equal parts, right down the middle  
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Parasagittal plane   All other sagittal planes that do not evenly divide the body  
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Frontal/ coronal plane   Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts  
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Transverse plane   Runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts.  
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