Medical Terminology from Head to Toe Chapter 24: Genitives, Adjectives, Participles

The genitive of caput is:

capitis (of the head)

The genitive of cerebellum is:

cerebelli (of the cerebellum)

The genitive of nasum is:

nasi (of the nose)

The genitive of labium is:

labii (of the lip)

The genitive of scapula is:

scapulae (of the shoulder blade)

The genitive of brachium is:

brachii (of the arm)

The genitive of carpus is:

carpi (of the wrist)

The genitive of digitus is:

digiti (of the finger/toe)

The genitive of digiti is:

digitorum (of the fingers/toes)

The genitive of femur is:

femoris (of the thigh)

The genitive of pes is:

pedis (of the foot)

The genitive of hallux is:

hallucis (of the big toe)

flexor (FLEX-or)

muscle that bends a body part

extensor (ex-TENS-or)

muscle that extends or stretches out a body part

abductor (ab-DUCT-or)

muscle that draws body part away from the midline

adductor (ad-DUCT-or)

muscle that draws body part toward the midline

supinator (SUPIN-ator)

muscle that turns a body part to the supine position

pronator (PRON-ator)

muscle that turns a body part to the prone position

depressor (de-PRESS-or)

muscle that lowers a body part

levator (LEV-ator)

muscle that raises a body part

longus

long

brevis

short

magnus

large, great

cervicalis

cervical (i.e. pertaining to the neck or cervix)

pectoralis

pectoral (i.e. pertaining to the chest)

brachialis

brachial (i.e. pertaining to the arm)

radialis

radial (i.e. pertaining to the radius)

tibialis

tibial (i.e. pertaining to the tibia)

scapularis

scapular (i.e. pertaining to the shoulder blade)

ulnaris

ulnar (i.e. pertaining to the ulna)

fibularis

fibular (i.e. pertaining to the fibula)

anterior

pertaining to the front ('nearer to the front')

posterior

pertaining to the back ('further to the back')

superior

pertaining to above ('closer to the higher area')

inferior

pertaining to below ('closer to the lower area')

major

larger, greater ('larger in size of two similar structures')

minor

smaller ('smaller in size of two similar structures')

abducens

abducent (i.e. drawing away)

advehens

advehent (i.e. drawing toward)

afferens

afferent (i.e. carrying toward)

efferens

efferent (i.e. carrying away)

ascendens

ascending (i.e. going up)

descendens

descending (i.e. going down)

perforans

perforant (i.e. going through)

recurrens

recurrent (i.e. turning back on itself, or recurring)