MedialMedio = middle-al = pertaining toMedial = pertaing to the middleMedial
Dorsal is the medical term meaning back.
pertaining to the middle and one side
"Lying on your side." Lateral means pertaining to the side of your body, and medial means pertaining to the middle of your body.
"Lying on your side." Lateral means pertaining to the side of your body, and medial means pertaining to the middle of your body.
Posterior (Back)Anterior (Front)term means pertaining to the back and to the front
A mastectomy is the surgical removal of one breast. A double mastectomy is the removal of both.
The medical term for the opposite side is contralateral.contralateralcontralateral
Lateral is the medical term pertaining to the side. For example, bi-lateral TMJ surgery means both sides of the TMJ (tempero mandibular joint) were surgically treated; bi-lateral mastectomy means the breasts on both sides were removed. Also, to go laterally means to go to the side, which will be indicated by either (R) for the right side, or (L) for the left side. One side is unilateral, and both sides is bilateral. (uni = one or bi = two, lateral =side)
later/oAs an adjective, "lateral" means pertaining to the side. A word root is "later/o" as in "lateroduction"--muscular movement pulling to the side.
Anterior is the medical term meaning front or in front of.
In medical terminology, ventral refers to the front side of the body or an organ. It is the opposite of dorsal, which refers to the back side.