Mainly based on Latin. Adapted from: R.M. Youngson: Collins Dictionary of Medicine. Harper Collins Publ., Glasgow, 1992.
basal = pertaining to, situated at or forming a base / caudal = pertaining to the tail end (of the brain, body,…)
contralateral = pertaining to the opposite side (of the body)
dorsal = relating to the back
frontal = pertaing to the forehead
inferior = situated below / superior = above / anterior = at or towards the front of the body (ante = before, in front of)
ipsilateral = pertaining to the same side (of the body)
lateral = of, at or towards the side (contra-lateral = opposite side; ipsi-lateral = same side)
medial = middle / nasal = pertaining to, near to, toward the nose
occipital = rear lobe (of the main brain)
parietal = pertaining to the wall or outer surface (of the brain)
peri = round about, surrounding / pre = before, preceding to or prior to / sub = under, less / hyper = above, beyond, over
temporal = pertaining to the temples
ventral = pertaining to the front; venter (Lat.) = belly