Ancient Medicine Latin Bases

Articul-

Joint

Bucc-

Mouth, cheek

Caps-

Box, Container

Ced-, Cess-, -Cede

To go, to come

Celer-

Quick

Cerebr-

Brain

Cut-, Cuss-

To shake, To Strike

Ict-

Strike, blow

ject-

To throw

later-

Side, flank

Matur-

ripe, fully grown

Ment-

mind

Mit(t)-, Mis(s)-

to send

Par-, Part-

to give birth to

Pariet-

Wall

Pon-, Posit-, -pose

to put, to place

Salin-

Salt

Uter-

Womb

Vas-

Vessel

Vert-, Vers-

To turn

ax-

axis

Cori-

skin

Corn(u)-

horn

Cub-, Cumb-, cubit-

To lie down, to recline

fund-, fus-

to pour, to melt

Glutin-

to glue

greg-

flock, herd

ili-

flank, hip

Lab-, Laps-

To slip, to fall

Ocul-

Eye

Rad-, ras-

to scrape

Sangui(n)-

blood

Stru-, Struct-

To build

Sud-

to sweat

tund-, tus-

to beat, to strike

vesic-

bladder

Abdomen, abdomin-

Abdomen

Cervix, Cervic-

Neck (can also be used to indicate which narrowing in the body is being referred to)

Corpus, Corpor-

Body

Cortex, Cortic-

Bark, outer layer

Femur, Femor-

Femur, Thigh

Semin-

Seed

Brachi-

Arm

Capit- (-cipit-), Ceps-

head

cuspid-

Point

Digit-

Toes, Fingers

Furc-

Fork

lign-

Wood

Man(u)-

hand

norm-

Rule, pattern

Ord-, ordin-

Order

Papill-, papul-

nipple

Part-, Partit-

part

Pot-

To be able or powerful

Radi-

Spoke of a wheel, Ray

Sta-, stat-, -stit-

To stand

Strat-

Layer

Sulc-

Furrow, groove

Val-

To be strong or well

Ven-

Vein

Atri-

Chamber

Aur-

Ear

Caud-

Tail or Tailbone

Cord-

Heart

Cost-

Rib(s)

Dent-

Tooth

Dors-

Back

Faci-

Face

Fasci-

Band, Bundle

Febr-

Fever

Front-

Forehead

Gingiv-

Gums

Lact-

Milk

Lingu-

Tongue

Mamm-

Breast

Nas-

Nose

Or-

Mouth

Ov-

Egg

Palat-

Palate, Roof of the mouth

Pector-

Chest

Ped-

Foot

Pulmon-

Lung

Ren-

Kidney

Seb-

Fat, Grease

Spin-

Spine

Ventr-

Belly, Stomach

Adip-

Fatty tissue

Act-, ag-

To do, to act

Aqu(a)-

water

Aud-, Audit-

To hear

Cern-, cret-

to separate, to distinguish

Cad-, Cid-

To fall

Cid-, Cis-

to cut, to kill

duc-, duct-

to lead, to draw

Fibr-

Fiber

Flect-, Flex-

to bend

Ger-, Gest-

to carry, to bear

Grad-, Gress-

to go, to step

her-, hes-

to stick

Liqu-

Liquid, fluid