Directional Terms
Side of the body; toward the outside
What is lateral?
toward the nose
What is rostral?
Anti-
what is opposing?
hypo-
low, below, behind
PO?
What is by mouth?
Away from the center of the body
What is distal?
toward the midline
what is medial?
Brady-
what is slow?
mal-
bad, poor
HBC?
What is hit by car?
Towards the body
What is proximal?
Bottom of the hindlimbs
What is planter
de-
what is away from?
poly-
what is many
Incision into the urinary bladder
What is cystotomy?
toward the head of the body
what is cranial?
toward the abdomen of the body
what is the ventral?
dys-
what is difficult?
Not enough blood red blood cells
What is anemia?
pan-
what is all
bottom of the front feet
what is palmar?
toward the tail of the body
what is cuadal
hyper-
what is high, above, beyond
BID?
What is twice a day?
peri-
what is around?