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lateral



medial and lateral
LATERAL – the opposite of medial.
MEDIAL – a surface of the body which faces towards the midline. The inner ankle bones are thus the medial ones.
In anatomy, in the direction away from, or farther from, the midline; the opposite of medial. For example, the leg is lateral of the pelvis. See also surface anatomy.


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