The medical suffix "-ad" means "toward."
-ad from L. ad, to, means "towards". [anconad, lit. towards the elbow, caudad, lit. towards the tail, dorsad, lit. towards the back, entad, lit. towards the interior]
ad- from L. ad, to, means "to, unto, towards". [ad- has numerous variants: ab-, ac-, ag-, af-, al-, am-, an- ap-, ar-, as-, at-] [advertise, lit. cause to turn towards, affect, lit. to do to, fig. to have an effect on, annihilate, lit. to make nothing, fig. to kill in large numbers, attend, lit. to stretch towards, fig. to direct the attention to, adduct, lit. to bring towards, adventitia, lit. coming towards, appendix, lit. to hang, apposition, lit. to place towards] [] (see a-, an-)
Mnemonic for remembering the word part -ad-. You're on the internet and see nothing but ads (-ad-) coming towardsyou. Stupid popups.
The "AD" means - to, near to, towards.
For example:
ADhesion - sticking to
ADrenal - near the kidney
-plegia is the medical terminology combining form that means paralysis.
Rachio- is a medical terminology combining form meaning spine.
The medical terminology combining form -crine means secretion
The medical terminology combining form oto- means ear.
Ex- is the medical terminology combining form meaning out or outside.
The medical terminology combining form dolicho- means long or narrow.
The medical terminology combining form burso- means bursa or bursal.
Yes, the medical terminology combining form -plasia means formation.
Yes, the medical terminology combining form -sclerosis means abnormal hardening.
The medical terminology combining form "vis-" refers to vision or sight.
The combining form crani- refers to the skull or cranium.
Ventricul- is the medical terminology combining form meaning ventricle.