Core anatomical terminology for body planes, directional terms, and cavities — anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, sagittal — with fundamental medical word-building concepts.
| Term | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| anterior | term | front/forward direction term |
| posterior | term | back/behind direction term |
| superior | term | above/upper direction term |
| inferior | term | below/lower direction term |
| medial | term | toward midline term |
| lateral | term | away from midline term |
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Medical Foundations terminology is built from medical prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Mastering these building blocks lets you decode any term in this system and across all body systems.