Medical Terminology

crani skull
-al pertaining to
crani/al pertaining to the skull
ana apart
dist distant
-tom cutting
dist/al pertaining to distal part
-y process of
dors back
ana/tom/y process of cutting apart;
study of body parts by dissection
dors/al pertaining to the back
-ology study of
later side
bio life
later/al pertaining to the side
bio/logy study of life
medi middle
physio nature
medi/al pertaining to the middle
physi/ology study of nature or natural
proxim near the body
ante in front of
proxim/al pertaining to nearness or
close
anter/ior in the front
ventr belly or front side
poster behind
ventr/al pertaining to the belly or front
poster/ior in back of
side
super above

super/ior above a part

infer below

infer/ior below a part

al pertaining to

caud tail

caud/al pertaining to the tail