cranialis
towards the head
caudalis
towards the tail
medianus
in the midline
medialis
close to the midline (pinky finger)
lateralis
close to the side (thumb)
proximalis
closer to the trunk or closer to another specified point
distalis
farther from the trunk or from another specified point
internus
inward
externus
outward
superior
above
inferior
below
ventralis
towards the belly side
dorsalis
towards the back
anterior
towards the front
posterior
towards the backside
sagittalis
relating to the sagittal plane (front-back or back-front direction)
frontalis
relating to the forehead or frontal bone
horizontales
horizontal
superficialis
closer to the surface
profundus
farther from the surface
dexter
right side
sinister
left side
skeleton
os
bone
ossa
bones
pars
part
paries
wall
faices
surface
margo
margin (border where to surfaces meet)
fossa
trench
fovea
pit (usually smaller than fossa)
incisura
notch (cut out in the end)
foramane
opening (hole all the way through)
sulcus
groove (Rinne)
articularis
related to a joint
tuberculum
little bump (rough spot so that muscle etc. can hold on to it)
crista
sharper edge
caput
head of a bone
majus
greater / larger
minus
smaller / lesser
collum
neck of a bone
humerus
upper arm bone
chirurgicum
surgical
tuberositas
rough patch
condylus
rounded joint surface where bones meet
capitulum
small head of a bone
interosseus
between bones
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