Pertaining to going toward the front part = Anteriorly
Pertaining to going toward the back part = Posteriorly
Pertaining to going toward the side = Laterally
Pertaining to going toward the middle = medially
Dorsal or posteriad
Retroflexion means bending backward. The medical term meaning backward is Retro. Retrocollis is a type of Dystonia in which abnormal movements force the head backward onto the shoulders. (Collis refers to the neck)
Pronation
Retroversion or retroflexion describe bending backwards of the uterus.
Anteflexion means bending forward of the uterus.
Reflux is the medical term meaning to flow backward.
Flexion is the medical term meaning bending
Flexion is the medical term meaning bending
Flexing is the medical term meaning decreasing an angle as in bending a joint.
Retroversion is the medical term meaning backward tilting of the uterus. It is a normal variant.
RetroflexedRetorsed
Ankylosed is the medical term meaning abnormally bent; flexed is the medical term meaning normal bending of a joint.
The medical term for facing forward on the front is "anterior."
nuchal rigidity
The term for where the intestines bend in the upper left quadrant under the spleen is the splenic flexure.
retr(o)-means backwards lingua or glosso means tongue retrolingual
Syncope is the medical term meaning fainting.
Anacusis is the medical term meaning complete deafness.