GREEK AND LATIN IN ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY

Latin: CORPOR/O

Current Usage: Body Examples: Bicorporate Loan word: Corpus (kor′pŭs) pl. Corpora (kor′pŏ-ră)

Latin: PART/O

Current Usage: Part Examples: Partial Loan word: Pars (pars) pl. Partes (par′tēz)

Latin: CAVIT/O

Current Usage: Cavity Examples: Cavitation Loan word: Cavitas (kăv′ĭ-tăs) pl. Cavitates (kă-vĭ-tă′tēz)

Latin: ORGAN/O

Current Usage: Organ Examples: Organomegaly Loan word: Organum (or′gă-nŭm) pl. Organa (or′gă-nă)

Latin: ARTERI/O

Current Usage: Artery Examples: Arteriotomy Loan word: Arteria (ar-tēr′ē-ă) pl. Arteriae (ar-tēr′ē-ē)

Latin: VEN/O

Current Usage: Vein Examples: Venectomy Loan word: Vena (vē′nă) pl. Venae (vē′nē)

Latin: VAS/O VASCUL/O

Current Usage: Vessel (carrying fluids) Examples: Vasomotor Loan word: Vas (vas) pl. Vasa (va′să)

Latin: OSS/O

Current Usage: Bone Examples: Ossific Loan word: Os (ŏs) pl. Ossa (os′ă)

Latin: MUSCUL/O

Current Usage: Muscle; mouse Examples: Musculophrenic Loan word: Musculus (mŭs′kyŭ-lŭs) pl. Musculi (mŭs′kyŭ-lī)

Latin: NERV/O

Current Usage: Nerve Examples: Nervone Loan word: Nervus (nĕr′vŭs) pl. Nervi (nĕr′vī)

Latin: CAPIT/O CIPIT/O -CIPUT -CEPS

Current Usage: Head Examples: Capitate Bicipital Sinciput Biceps Loan word: Caput (kap′ŭt) pl. Capita (kap′ĭt-ă)

Latin: CRANI/O

Current Usage: Cranium, skull Examples: Craniocele Loan word: Cranium (krā′nē-ŭm) pl. Crania (krā′nē-ă)

Latin: FACI/O

Current Usage: Face, surface, form Examples: Facioplasty Loan word: Facies (fā′shē-ēz) pl. Facies (fā′shē-ēz)

Latin: OCUL/O

Current Usage: Eye Examples: Binocular Loan word: Oculus (ŏk′ū-lŭs) pl. Oculi (ŏk′ū-lī)

Latin: AUR/O

Current Usage: Ear Examples: Auriform (or′ĭ-form) Loan word: Auris (or′is) pl. Aures (or′ēz)

Latin: NAS/O

Current Usage: Nose Examples: Nasion Loan word: Nasus (nā′sŭs) 15 pl. Nasi (nā′sī)

Latin: OR/O

Current Usage: Mouth Examples: Aborad (a-bōr′ad) Loan word: Os (ōs) pl. Ora (ō′ră)

Latin: BUCC/O

Current Usage: Cheek Examples: Buccinator Loan word: Bucca (bŭk′ă) pl. Buccae (bŭk′ē)

Latin: MENT/O

Current Usage: Chin Examples: Submental Loan word: Mentum (ment′ŭm) pl. Menta (ment′ă)

Latin: OCCIPIT/O

Current Usage: Back of cranium, occiput Examples: Suboccipital Loan word: Occiput (ok′sĭ-pŭt) pl. Occipita (ok-sĭp′ĭ-tă)

Latin: SINCIPIT/O

Current Usage: Front of cranium, sinciput Examples: Sincipital Loan word: Sinciput (sĭn′sĭp-ŭt) pl. Sincipita (sĭn-sĭp′ĭ-tă)

Latin: VERTIC/O

Current Usage: Crown of the cranium, summit Examples: Vertical Loan word: Vertex (vĕr′tĕks) pl. Vertices (vĕr-tĭ′sēz)

Latin: FRONT/O

Current Usage: Forehead, front Examples: Frontomalar Loan word: Frons (fronz) pl. Frontes (fron′tēz)

Latin: COLL/O

Current Usage: Neck Examples: Collar Loan word: Collum (kŏl′lŭm) pl. Colla kŏl′lă)

Latin: CERVIC/O -CERVIX

Current Usage: Neck Examples: Cervicitis Endocervix Loan word: Cervix (sĕr′viks) pl. Cervices (sĕr′vĭ-sēz)

Latin: TRUNC/O

Current Usage: Trunk, cut off Examples: Truncal Truncate Loan word: Truncus (trŭng′kŭs) pl. Trunci (trŭng′kī)

Latin: THORAC/O -THORAX

Current Usage: Thorax Examples: Thoracocentesis Loan word: Thorax (thōr′aks) pl. Thoraces (thōr′ă-sēz)

Latin: PECTOR/O

Current Usage: Chest Examples: Expectorant Loan word: Pectus (pek′tŭs) pl. Pectora (pek′tŏ-ră)

Latin: DORS/O

Current Usage: Back Examples: Dorsad Loan word: Dorsum (dor′sŭm) pl. Dorsa (dor′să)

Latin: ABDOMIN/O

Current: Usage Abdomen Examples: Subabdominal Loan word: Abdomen (ab-dō′mĕn) pl. Abdomina (ab-dom′ĭ-nă)

Latin: INGUIN/O

Current Usage: Groin Examples: Inguinal Loan word: Inguen (ing′gwĕn) pl. Inguina (ing′gwĕ-nă)

Latin: PELV/O

Current Usage: Pelvis Examples: Intrapelvic Loan word: Pelvis (pel′vĭs) pl. Pelves (pel′vēz)

Latin: CINGUL/O

Current Usage: Girdle Examples: Cingulotomy Loan word: Cingulum (sing′gyŭ-lŭm) pl. Cingula (sing′gyŭ-lă)

Latin: MEMBR/O

Current Usage: Limb Examples: Loan word: Membrum (mem′brŭm) pl. Membra (mem′bră)

Latin: AXILL/O

Current Usage: Armpit, axilla Examples: Axillary Loan word: Axilla (ak-sil′ă) pl. Axillae (ak-sil′ē)

Latin: BRACHI/O

Current Usage: Upper arm, brachium, arm-like process Examples: Brachioplasty Loan word: Brachium (brā′kē-ŭm) pl. Brachia (brā′kē-ă)

Latin: CUBIT/O

Current Usage: Elbow Examples: Cubital Loan word: Cubitus (kū′bĭ-tŭs) pl. Cubiti (kū′bĭ-tī)

Latin: ANTEBRACHI/O

Current Usage: Forearm Examples: Antebrachial Loan word: Antebrachium (ant-ē-brā′kē-ŭm)

Latin: MAN/O

Current Usage: Hand Examples: Bimanual Loan word: Manus (mă′nŭs) pl. Manus (mă′nŭs) or Manuses (mă′nŭs-es)

Latin: CARP/O

Current Usage: Wrist Examples: Carpoptosis Loan word: Carpus (kăr′pŭs) pl. Carpi (kăr′pī)

Latin: METACARP/O

Current Usage: Metacarpus Examples: Metecarpectomy Loan word: Metacarpus (met-ă-kar′pŭs) pl. Metacarpi (met-ă-kar′pī)

Latin: PALM/O

Current Usage: Palm of the hand Examples: Palmoplantar Loan word: Palma (păl′mă) pl. Palmae (păl′mē)

Latin: VOL/O

Current Usage: Palm of the hand Examples: Volar Loan word: Vola (vō′lă) pl. Volae (vō′lē)

Latin: DIGIT/O

Current Usage: Finger, toe Examples: Digitiform Loan word: Digitus (dij′ĭt-ŭs) pl. Digiti (dij′ĭt-ī)

Latin: POLLIC/O

Current Usage: Thumb Examples: Pollicization Loan word: Pollex (pŏl′ĕks) pl. Pollices (pŏl′i-sēz′′)

Latin: NAT/O

Current Usage: Buttocks, nates Examples: Loan word: Nates (nā′tēz)

Latin: CLUN/O

Current Usage: Buttocks, clunes Examples: Loan word: Clunes (klū′nēz)

Latin: COX/O

Current Usage: Hip Examples: Coxodynia Loan word: Coxa (kok′să) pl. Coxae (kok′sē)

Latin: FEMOR/O

Current Usage: Thigh, femur bone Examples: Femorotibial Loan word: Femur (fē′mŭr) pl. Femora (fem′ŏ-rā)

Latin: GEN/O

Current Usage: Knee Examples: Genucubital Loan word: Genu (jē′nū) pl. Genua (jen′ū-ă)

Latin: POPLIT/O

Current Usage: Hollow of the knee, poples Examples: Popliteus Loan word: Poples (pŏp′lēz) pl. Poplites (pŏp-lit′ēz)

Latin: CRUR/O

Current Usage: Leg, leg-like part Examples: Crural Loan word: Crus (kroos) pl. Crura (kroor′ă)

Latin: SUR/O

Current Usage: Calf Examples: Sural Loan word: Sura (sū′ră) pl. Surae (sū′rē)

Latin: PED/O

Current Usage: Foot Examples: Pedicle Loan word: Pes (pĕs) pl. Pedes (pe′dēz)

Latin: TARS/O

Current Usage: Ankle, flat of the foot, edge of the eyelid Examples: Tarsalgia Loan word: Tarsus (tar′sŭs) pl. Tarsi (tar′sī)

Latin: CALC/O

Current Usage: Heel Examples: Calcaneous Loan word: Calx (kălks) pl. Calces (kal′sēz)

Latin: METATARS/O

Current Usage: Metatarsus Examples: Metatarsalgia Loan word: Metatarsus (met-ă-tar′sŭs) pl. Metatarsi (met-ă-tar′sī)

Latin: HALLIC/O HALLUC/O

Current Usage: Big toe Examples: Hallical Loan word: Hallux (hal′ŭs) pl. Halluces (hal′ŭ-sēz′′)

Latin: PLANT/O

Current Usage: Sole (of foot), sprout or cutting, plant Examples: Plantar Loan word: Planta (plănt′ă) pl. Plantae (plăn′tē)

Greek: **SOMAT/O (sō-măt-ō) SOM/O (sō-mō) -SOME**

Current Usage: Body Examples: Somatogenic (sō′′măt-ŏ-jen′ik) Disomus (dī-sō′mŭs) Chromosome (krō′mŏ-sōm) Soma (sō′mă) pl. Somata (sō′măt-ă)

Greek: MER/O (mĕr-ō) -MER (mĕr) -MERE

Current Usage: Part, partial Examples: Merotomy (mĕr-ŏt′ō-mē) Isomer (ī′sō-mĕr) Sarcomere (săr′kō-mēr)

Greek: COEL/O CEL/O CELI/O COELE CELE

Current Usage: Cavity, abdomen Examples: Coelenterate (sē-lent′ĕ-rāt) Celoschisis (sē-lŏs′kĭ-sĭs ) Celiac (sē′lē-ăk ) Syringocoele (sĭr-ĭn′gō-sēl) Syringocele (sĭr-ĭn′gō-sēl)

Greek: MY/O (mī-ō) MYS/O (miz-ō) or (mis-ō)

Current Usage: Muscle, mouse Examples: **Myomere (mī′ō-mēr) Endomysium (en-dŏ-miz′ē-ŭm)**

Greek: OSTE/O

Current Usage: Bone Examples: Osteoclast (os′tē-ŏ-klast) Osteon (os′tē-on) pl. Ostea (os′tē-a)

Greek: NEUR/O

Current Usage: Nerve Examples: Neuralgia (noo-ral′jă) Neuron (noor′on) pl. Neura (noor′a)

Greek: PHLEB/O

Current Usage: Vein Examples: Phlebotomy (flĕ-bot′ŏ-mē)

Greek: ANGI/O

Current Usage: Vessel Examples: **Angioma (an-jē-ō′mă)**

Greek: CEPHAL/O

Current Usage: Head Examples: Clinocephaly (klī-nō-sĕf′ă-lē)

Greek: METOP/O

Current Usage: Forehead Examples: **Metopic (me-top′ik)**

Greek: PROSOP/O

Current Usage: Face Examples: Macroprosopia (măk-rō-prō-sō′pē-ă)

Greek: RHIN/O

Current Usage: Nose Examples: Rhinorrhea (rī′′nŏ-rē′ă) Leptorhine (lĕp′tor-rīn)

Greek: OPHTHALM/O OPHTHALMUS

Current Usage: Eye Examples: Xerophthalmia (zer-of-thal′mē-ă) Cryptophthalmus (krĭp′′tŏf-thăl′mŭs)

Greek: OT/O

Current Usage: Ear Examples: Anotia (an-ō′shē-ă)

Greek: STOMAT/O STOM/O

Current Usage: Mouth, outlet, opening Examples: Stomatocyte (stō′măt-ŏ-sīt) Septostomy (sep-tos′tŏ-mē) Stoma (stō′mă) pl. Stomata (stō′măt-ă)

Greek: MEL/O

Current Usage: Cheek Examples: Melitis (mĕl-ī′tĭs)

Greek: GENI/O

Current Usage: **Chin** Examples: Genioplasty (jē′nē-ō-plăs-tē)

Greek: TRACHEL/O

Current Usage: Neck, cervix Examples: Trachelodynia (trak-ĕ-lō-din′ē-ă)

Greek: MEL/O

Current Usage: Limb Examples: Amelus (am′ĕ-lŭs)

Greek: MASCHAL/O

Current Usage: Armpit Examples: Tragomaschalia (trăg-ō-măs-kāl′ē-ă )

Greek: OLECRAN/O

Current Usage: Elbow Examples: Olecranoid (ō-lek′ră-noyd) Olecranon (ō-lek′ră-non) pl. Olecrana (ō-lek′ră-na)

Greek: ANCON/O

Current Usage: Elbow Examples: Anconad (ang′kō-nad)

Greek: CHEIR/O CHIR/O

Current Usage: Hand Examples: Acheiria (ā-kī′rē-ă) Chiropractic (kī-rŏ-prak′tik)

Greek: DACTYL/O DACTYL

Current Usage: Finger or toe Examples: Syndactylism (sin-dak′tĭ-lizm) Dactyl (dak′tĭl)

Greek: LAPAR/O

Current Usage: Abdomen Examples: Laparotomy (lap-ă-rot′ŏ-mē)

Greek: PYG/O

Current Usage: Buttocks Examples: Pygalgia (pī-găl′jē-ă)

Greek: GLUT/O

Current Usage: Buttock Examples: Glutitis (gloo-tī′tĭs)

Greek: ISCHI/O

Current Usage: Hip, ischium bone Examples: Ischialgia (ĭs-kē-ăl′jē-ă)

Greek: MER/O

Current Usage: Thigh Examples: Merocele (mēr′ŏ-sēl)

Greek: GONY/O GONAT/O

Current Usage: Knee Examples: Gonycampsis (gŏn-ĭ-kămp′sĭs) Gonatocele (gŏn-ăt′ō-sēl )

Greek KNEM/O CNEM/O

Current Usage: Lower leg Examples: Knemometry (nē-mŏm′ĕt-rē) Acnemia (ăk-nē′mē-ă)

Greek: PTERN/O

Current Usage: Heel Examples: Pternalgia (tēr-năl′jē-ă)

Greek: POD/O (pŏ-dō) -PUS (pŭs) -POD

Current Usage: Foot, foot-like structure, stalk Examples: Podagra (pŏ-dag′ră) Polypus (pŏl′ĭ-pŭs) Arthropod (ar′thrŏ-pod)