Proximal meams towards the origin of a struction. For instane, the elbow is proximal to the wrist.
Afferent is the term for conducting towards a structure while efferent is the term for conducting away from a structure.
Caudal is the medical term meaning towards the tail.
Ad means in the direction of in medical terms.
Esotropia is a medical term for the condition commonly called cross-eye, in which one or both eyes point towards the nose.
MedialMedio = middle-al = pertaining toMedial = pertaing to the middleMedial
precardiac means anterior to the heart (anterior meaning more towards the front of the body)
Adduction is the anatomical term meaning movement toward the midline of the body.
A movement toward the midline is called adduction. Adduct means to bring towards the center. The opposite, "abduction" is moving away from midline.
The separation of sister chromatids marks the beginning of anaphase in mitosis or meiosis. During anaphase, the sister chromatids are pulled apart towards opposite poles of the cell by the spindle fibers.
Ascending in medical terminology has the same meaning as in common language: it means rising. For instance, ascencing paralysis may start at the feet and move up towards the head.
to or towards
Inferior - towards the feet (Opposite: Superior - towards the head)