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anter/o |
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caud/o |
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cephal/o |
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dist/o |
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| away (from the point of attachment of a body part) |
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medi/o |
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proxim/o |
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| near (the point of attachment of a body part) |
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pertaining to
*You have already learned that more suffixes that mean "pertaining to". They are: -al, -ic, -ous |
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directional term:
anterior |
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directional term:
anteroposterior |
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| pertaining to the front and back |
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directional term:
bilateral |
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directional term:
cephalad |
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directional term:
cephalic |
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| pertaining to away (from the point of referance) |
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directional term:
inferior |
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directional term:
mediolateral |
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| pertaining to the middle and the side |
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directional term:
posterior |
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directional term:
posteroanterior |
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| partaining to the back and to the front |
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directional term:
proximal |
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| pertaining to near (to the point of referance) |
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directional term:
superior |
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directional term:
unilateral |
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| pertaining to one side (only) |
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anatomical plane:
frontal or coronal |
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| vertical feild passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
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anatomical plane:
sagittal |
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| vertical feild running through the body from front to back, dividing the body from left to right, midsagittal divides the body into right and left halves |
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anatomical plane:
transverse |
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| horizontal feild dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
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abdominopelvic region:
umbilical region(1) |
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| around the navel (umbilicus) |
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abdominopelvic region:
epigastric region(1) |
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| directly above the umbilical region |
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abdominopelvic region:
hypogastric region(1) |
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| directly below the umbilical region |
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abdominopelvic region:
hypocondriac regions(2) |
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| to the right and left of the epigastric region |
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abdominopelvic region:
lumbar regions(2) |
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| to the right and left of the umbilical region |
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abdominopelvic region:
iliac regions(2) |
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| to the right and left of the hypogastric region |
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