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anatomical terms
Term | Definition |
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abdominal | body cavity below diaphragm which contains stomach, intestines, liver, and. other organs. |
Antecubital | of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow |
Axillary | Pertaining to the armpit, the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body. |
Brachial | of or relating to the arm or a process like an arm. |
Buccal | of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying a cheek. |
Calcaneal | relating to the heel bone or heel. |
Carpal | any bone of the wrist. |
Cephalic | Relating to the head or the head end of the body. Situated on, in, or near the head. |
Cervical | of or pertaining to any neck. of or pertaining to the female cervix |
Coxal | hip bone, pelvic bone |
Digital | Anatomy Relating to or resembling a digit, especially a finger |
Femoral | of or relating to the femur or thigh. |
Gluteal | of or relating to the buttocks or the gluteus muscles |
Inguinal | of, relating to, or situated in the region of the groin or in either of the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen |
Lumbar | of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum. |
Nasal | Having to do with the nose. |
Occipital | Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head |
Olecranal | the bony projection of the ulna behind the elbow joint. |
Oral | Having to do with the mouth |
Orbital | the bony cavity that contains the eyeball. |
Patellar | Pertaining to the patella (kneecap). |
Pelvic | Having to do with the pelvis, the lower part of the abdomen, located between the hip bones. |
Popliteal | of or relating to the back part of the leg behind the knee joint. |
Sacral | of, relating to, or lying near the sacrum. |
Scapular | The shoulder blade (or "wingbone"), the familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder |
Sternal | of or relating to the sternum. |
Tarsal | relating to the bones of the ankle and foot |
Thoracic | Pertaining to the chest |
Umbilical | of or relating to the central region of the abdomen. |
Vertebral | of, relating to, or being vertebrae or the spinal column : |