Terms of Location and Position
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amberperea on January 24, 2010
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Medical terms of position of anatomy
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18 terms
Galician | English |
|---|---|
| Superior |  above, higher |
| Inferior | below, lower |
| Anterior | toward the front |
| Posterior | toward the back |
| Ventral | toward the front (cavity) |
| Dorsal | toward the back (cavity) |
| Medial | toward the midline |
| Lateral | away from the midline |
| Internal | within, interior |
| External | outside, exterior |
| Superficial | toward the surface |
| Deep | within, interior to |
| Central | the main part |
| Peripheral | extending from the main part |
| Proximal | closer to the origin |
| Distal | farther from the origin |
| Parietal | pertaining to the wall of a cavity |
| Visceral | pertaining to the organs within a cavity |
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