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medial

toward the midline of the body

lateral

away from the midline of the body

intermediate

between medial and lateral structures

anterior (ventral)

toward the front of the body

posterior (dorsal)

toward the back of the body

superior

toward the head or upper part of the body

inferior

toward the feet or lower part of the body

promixal

closer to the point of attachment or trunk

distal

farther from the point of attachment or trunk

superficial

toward or on the body surface

deep

away from the body surface; more internal

ipsilateral

on the same side of the body

contralateral

on the opposite side of the body

central

toward the center of the body or an organ

periphersal

toward the outer edge of the body or an organ

transverse

horizontal plane; divides body into upper and lower parts

parietal

related to the wall of a body cavity

visceral

related to the organs within a cavity

supine

lying on the back, face up

prone

lying on the stomach, face down

a-, an-

without, not

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ambi-

both

amphi

on both sides; around

ana-

up; apart; backward

aniso-

unequal

ante-

before; in front of

antero-

front

anti-

against

apo-

away from, separation

aqua-

water

arch-

chief, primary

auto-

self

bi-

two

bio-

life

blast-

immature cell

brady-

slow

cata-

down, breakdown

cephalo-

head

chemo-

chemical

circum-

around

cis-

on the same side

con-

with, together

contra-

against, opposite

cryo-

cold

de-

down, removal

di-

two, double

dia-

through, across

diplo-

double

dors-

back

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

ec-

outside

electro

electricity

endo-

within

epi-

above, upon

eu-

good, normal

extra-

outside

ferro-

iron

fibro-

fibrous tissue

glyco-

sugar

hemi-

half

hem/o-

blood

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

below normal

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal

kilo-

thousand

latero-

side

leuko-

white

lipo-

fat

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-

large

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond, change

micro-

small

mono-

one

morpho-

shape

multi-

many

neo-

new

normo-

normal

oligo-

few, scanty

pan-

all

para-

beside, abnormal

patho-

disease

per-

through

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

before, forward

pseudo-

fake

quadri-

four

re-

back, again