| Term | Definition |
| A&D | ascending & descending |
| A-P | anterior-posterior |
| AAL | anterior axillary line |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, increase |
| AE | above elbow |
| AK | above the knee |
| ambi- | both, both sides, around |
| ana- | up, apart, again |
| ant. | anterior |
| ante- | forward, before |
| anter/o | front |
| anterior | front |
| apo- | separate, away from |
| BE | below elbow |
| bilat | bilateral |
| BK | below the knee |
| cata- | down |
| circum- | around |
| cis- | on the same side, on the near side |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| deep | Below the surface of the skin or within body cavity or limbs. |
| dextr/o | right |
| dis- | twice, apart, not |
| dist/o | distant, far |
| distal | farthest from the origin |
| dors/o | back of body |
| dorsum | top of the foot |
| ecto- | out, outward |
| en- | in, within |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above, on, following |
| eso- | inward |
| ex- | out, away from |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| ext | exterior |
| extra- | outside of, beyond |
| fore- | before, in front |
| frontal coronal plane | Separates the body's anterior and posterior |
| ICS | intercostal space |
| inf. | inferior |
| inferior | below |
| infra- | below, down, under |
| inter- | between |
| ipsi- | same |
| juxta- | near, close |
| L&R | left & right |
| lat | lateral |
| later/o | side |
| lateral | Away from the body's midline |
| LE | lower extremity |
| levo- | left |
| LLE | left lower extremity |
| LLL | left lower lobe |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUE | left upper extremity |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| medi/o | middle |
| medial | Toward the body's midline |
| P-A | posteroanterior |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| post- | after, behind, back |
| post. | posterior |
| posterior | back |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| prone | Lying on the abdomen |
| pros/o | forward, anterior |
| prox. | proximal |
| proxim/o | nearest |
| proximal | Nearest to the point of attachment to the trunk |
| retro- | backward |
| RLE | right lower extremity |
| RLL | right lower lobe |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUE | right upper extremity |
| RUL | right upper lobe |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| sagittal plane | separates the body's left and right sections |
| sinistr/o | left |
| sub- | under, below |
| sup. | superior |
| super- | above, beyond |
| superficial | near the surface |
| superior | above |
| supination | The condition of being supine. Alternatively, the act of turning the hand so that the palm is up. |
| supine | lying face up |
| supra- | above, upward |
| tel/o | complete, end |
| trans- | across, through |
| transverse horizontal plane | separates the body's upper and lower sections |
| UE | upper extremity |
| ventr/o | front, belly side |
| ventral | Pertaining to the belly or front of the body. |