Medical Terminology Chapter 3

corpus

body (nom singular)

corporis

body (gen singular)

pars

part (nom singular)

partis

part (gen singular)

cavitas

cavity (nom singular)

cavitatis

cavity (gen singular)

organum

organ (nom singular)

organi

organ (gen singular)

encephalon

brain (nom singular)

encephali

brain (gen singular)

cor

heart (nom singular)

cordis

heart (gen singular)

pulmo

lung (nom singular)

pulmonis

lung (gen singular)

hepar

liver (nom singular)

hepatis

liver (gen singular)

gaster

stomach, belly (nom singular)

gastris

stomach, belly (gen singular)

intestinum

intestine (nom singular)

intestini

intestine (gen singular)

vesica

bladder, sac, vesicle (nom singular)

vesicae

bladder, sac, vesicle (gen singular)

ren

kidney (nom singular)

renis

kidney (gen singular)

cutis

skin (nom + gen singular)

cutane/o

skin

glandula

glandule, gland (nom singular)

glandulae

glandule, gland (gen singular)

arteria

artery (nom singular)

arteriae

artery (gen singular)

vena

vein (nom singular)

venae

vein (gen singular)

vas

vessel (nom singular)

vasis

vessel (gen singular)

vasculum

vessel (nom singular)

vasculi

vessel (gen singular)

os

bone (nom singular)

ossis

bone (gen singular)

musculus

muscle (nom singular)

musculi

muscle (gen singular)

nervus

nerve (nom singular)

nervi

nerve (gen singular)

caput

head (nom singular)

capitis

head (gen singular)

cipit/o

head

-ciput

head

-ceps

head

cranium

cranium, skull (nom singular)

cranii

cranium, skull (gen singular)

facies

face, surface (nom singular)

facei

face, surface (gen singular)

oculus

eye (nom singular)

oculi

eye (gen singular)

auris

ear (nom + gen singular)

nasus

nose (nom singular)

nasi

nose (gen singular)

os

mouth (nom singular)

oris

mouth (gen singular)

bucca

cheek (nom singular)

buccae

cheek (gen singular)

mentum

chin (nom singular)

menti

chin (gen singular)

occiput

back of cranium (nom singular)

occipitis

back of cranium (gen singular)

sinciput

front of cranium (nom singular)

sincipitis

front of cranium (gen singular)

vertex

crown of cranium, summit (nom singular)

verticis

crown of cranium, summit (gen singular)

frons

forehead, front (nom singular)

frontis

forehead, front (gen singular)

collum

neck (nom singular)

colli

neck (gen singular)

cervix

neck (nom singular)

cervicis

neck (gen singular)

truncus

trunk, cut off (nom singular)

trunci

trunk, cut off (gen singular)

thorax

thorax (nom singular)

thoracis

thorax (gen singular)

pectus

chest (nom singular)

pectoris

chest (gen singular)

dorsum

back (nom singular)

dorsi

back (gen singular)

abdomen

abdomen (nom singular)

abdominis

abdomen (gen singular)

inguen

groin (nom singular)

inguinis

groin (gen singular)

pelvis

pelvis (nom + gen singular)

cingulum

girdle (nom singular)

cinguli

girdle (gen singular)

membrum

limb (nom singular)

membri

limb (gen singular)

axilla

armpit (nom singular)

axillae

armpit (gen singular)

brachium

upper arm (nom singular)

brachii

upper arm (gen singular)

cubitus

elbow (nom singular)

cubiti

elbow (gen singular)

antebrachium

forearm (nom singular)

antebrachii

forearm (gen singular)

manus

hand (nom + gen singular)