key words

Buccal

toward the cheek

combining form

a word or root word that might use the connecting vowel “o” in medical terminology

combining vowel

A vowel usually on “o” used to connect a word or root word to appropriate suffix to another root word

compound word

two or more words or root words combined to make a new word

cranial

toward the cranium or head end of the body

distal

farther from the center of the body (pertaining to the limbs)

dorsal

to the back area towards the spine

lateral

toward the spine

medial

toward the middle

mesial

toward the front side of the tooth

oblique

at an angle or pertaining to an angle

occlusal

the bite “the jaw upper and lower forming”

palmer

pertains to undersurface of the front foot (paw)

peripheral

surface of an organ or body part

prefix

beginning part of word

proximal

comparing which is more toward the center of the body

recumbent

lying down

plantar

back part of the paw of back foot

sagittal

divides the body into unequal parts cranial (front) and caudal (rear)

suffix

the end of a root word

supination

lying on your back

transverse

front and rear parts equal

ventral

towards the abdomen

root word

the basis (or word base)

rostral

towards the nose

dorsal plan

divides up and down equal parts

superficial

the opposite of deep

caudal

towards the tooth