Directional Terms
Side of the body; toward the outside
What is lateral?
toward the nose
What is rostral?
Anti-
what is against or to stop
hypo-
low, below, behind
Erythro-
what is red
-centesis
What is surgical puncture of
-logy
What is the study of
Away from the center of the body
What is distal?
toward the inside
what is medial?
Brady-
what is slow?
mal-
bad, poor
Peri
What is around
-ectomy
What is surgical removal of
-megaly
What is enlargemnt of
toward the back of the body
what is dorsal?
closer to attachment
what is proximal?
cyano
what is blue in color
Tachy
what is fast
neo-
what is new?
-emesis
What is to vomit
-opsy
What is to view or see
toward the head of the body
what is cranial?
toward the abdomen of the body
what is the ventral?
dys-
what is bad, painful or difficult?
ep-, epi-
what is on, upon?
Poly-
What is excessive or many
-itis
What is inflammation
-pathy
what is disease
bottom of the front feet
what is palmar?
toward the tail of the body
what is cuadal
hyper-
what is high, above, beyond
Dys-
What is difficult or painful
peri-
what is around?
-lysis
What is to break down
-gram
What is a record of