| Term | Definition | Pronunciation |
| 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 | an-tēr´e-or |
| 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 | dis´tal |
| dors/o | back of body | |
| dorsum | top of the foot | dor´sum |
| 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 | me´de-al |
| P-A | posteroanterior | |
| peri- | around, surrounding | |
| post- | after, behind, back | |
| post. | posterior | |
| posterior | back | pos-tēr´e-or |
| pre- | before, in front of | |
| prone | Lying on the abdomen | prōn |
| pros/o | forward, anterior | |
| prox. | proximal | |
| proxim/o | nearest | |
| proximal | Nearest to the point of attachment to the trunk | prok´sĭ-mal |
| 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 | saj´ĭ-tal |
| 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. | |