Body System: DIRECTIONAL
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.
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