anterolateral

Forward and sideways

Anterolateral describes a position that is both anterior (toward the front) and lateral (toward the side).

The term appears in anatomy to specify locations on the body or organs: the anterolateral surface of the thigh, anterolateral abdominal wall.

Medical contexts use it to describe incisions, approaches, or the location of injuries and structures.

anatomical

cortex

Organ's external tissue

column · sulcus · infarct · pathway · fontanelle · meniscus · compartment · syndrome · surface · region

Opposites
anatomical position

anterolateralposterior

Rear or later

medial · anteromedial · dorsal · central · proximal

Family

later, latitude, lateral, collateral, anterior, unilateral, multilateral, equilateral, bilaterally

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