Latin Words (-us/-um)

cerebrum

brain

dorsum

back

latus

side

medius

middle

ovum

egg

siccus

dry

articulus

joint

crus

leg

folium

leaf

jaculum

dart

murus

wall

radius

spoke of wheel, ray

cilium

eye lash

fetus

offspring

mentum

chin

pus

“pus”

sonus

sound

acinus

grapes in a cluster

annulus

ring

argentum

silver

durus

hard

equus

horse

oculus

eye

ocellus

little eye

palatum

roof of mouth, palate

pulvinus

cushion

pulvillus

little cushion

capillus

hair

collum

neck

cuneus

wedge

maternus

mother

muttus

many

rostrum

beak

corium

skin

nevus

birthmark, mole

nidus

nest

pulvus

dust

ramus

branch

saxum

rock

scutum

shield

stercus

excrement

sulcus

furrow, groove

morbus

disease

planus

flat

rectus

to make straight, to rule, straight, rectum

jugum

yoke

laevus

lefthand

vivus

living

acus

sharp, needle, sour

locus

place

ostium

door, opening

racemus

cluster of grapes or berries

digitus

finger, toe

nervus

nerve, vein of insect wing or leaf

pectus

breast

pilus

hair

sebum

grease, tallow

somnus

sleep

uterus

womb

vacuus

empty

callus

hard skin

fluvius

river

magnus

large, great

proprius

one’s own

cavus

hollow

eburnus

ivory

latus

broad, wide

punctum

to prick, point