Adjacent
Adjacent
Adjacent (/əˈdʒeɪsənt/; from Latin adjacens, "lying near, close, bordering") is a term used in various fields of study, including mathematics, geography, and medicine. In a general sense, it refers to something that is next to or adjoining something else.
Medical Usage
In medicine, the term adjacent is often used to describe the anatomical relationship between two structures. For example, in the human body, the heart is adjacent to the lungs, meaning they are next to each other.
Anatomical terms of location such as proximal and distal are related terms that describe the relative positions of structures in the body. The term adjacent can also be used in a more specific sense to describe the relationship between two parts of the same structure. For example, in the spine, one vertebra is adjacent to another if it is directly above or below it.
Etymology
The term adjacent comes from the Latin adjacens, which means "lying near, close, or bordering". It is derived from ad- (near) and jacere (to lie).
Related Terms
- Proximal: A term used to describe a point closer to the trunk of the body or point of attachment.
- Distal: A term used to describe a point further from the trunk of the body or point of attachment.
- Superior: A term used to describe a point above or higher than another part of the body.
- Inferior: A term used to describe a point below or lower than another part of the body.
- Medial: A term used to describe a point closer to the midline of the body.
- Lateral: A term used to describe a point further from the midline of the body.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Adjacent
- Wikipedia's article - Adjacent
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