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When you say something is lateral from something else, it means "farther from the mid-line". if something is medial to something else it means it is closer to the mid-line. The mid-line runs right down the middle of your body to your belly button.

eg. the eyes are lateral to the nose

or the nose is medial to the eyes

Therefore the spleen is lateral to the stomach

and the stomach would be medial to the spleen.

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