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    Latin is still widely used in medical terminology. This document provides a basic overview of common Latin terms and their English translations used in anatomy. It includes a table of basic anatomical terms in Latin and English as well as the classical Latin alphabet with pronunciations. The terms cover parts of the body, positions, directions, and other descriptive words commonly seen in anatomy.

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    Latin for Anatomy

    Terms and Abbreviations

    Anatomy is a descriptive science that almost universally uses mainly Latin and
    Greek terms. Every term has an English equivalent. Many of the English equivalents
    are similar to the Latin, but some are completely different. As Latin is still the first
    language of medical terminology, it is important to know at least the basic terms in
    both languages.

    Basic terms (latin – english)


    Abdomen abdomen, belly
    Ala wing
    Angulus angle
    Apex apex, top
    Arcus arc
    Arteria artery
    Artculato joint
    Brevis short
    Canalis canal
    Capitulum small head
    Caput head
    Cartilago cartilage
    Cauda tail
    Cavitas cavity
    Caecus blind
    Cerebrum brain
    Cervix neck
    Circumferentia circumference
    Collum neck
    Cornu horn
    Corpus body
    Costa rib
    Cranium cranium
    Crista crest
    Dexter right
    Dorsum back, dorsum
    Ductus duct
    Eminentia prominence, eminence
    Et and
    Excavatio pouch
    Extensor extensor (muscle)
    Extremitas extremity
    Facies surface
    Fissura fissure
    Flexor flexor (muscle)
    Foramen foramen, opening
    Fossa fossa, hole, pit
    Fovea pit, snare
    Ganglion ganglion
    Glandula gland
    Hallux toe
    Hiatus opening in organ
    Impressio impression
    Incisura notch
    Interosseus located between bones
    Labrium lip
    Latus flank
    Ligamentum ligament
    Linea line
    Longitudinalis longitude
    Longus long
    Lympha lymph
    Magnus big
    Major greater
    Manus hand
    Margo border
    Maximus the biggest
    Medulla marrow
    Membrum limb
    Minimus the smallest
    Minor lesser
    Musculus muscle
    Nervus Nucleus
    Nutritium nourishing
    Nodus node
    Obliquus oblique
    Os bone
    Os mouth
    Ostium entrance, opening
    Paries wall
    Pars part
    Parvus small
    Pelvis pelvis
    Pectoralis pectoral, related to chest
    Pectus front of chest
    Planum plane
    Plexus plexus
    Pollex thumb
    Processus process
    Profundus deep, profound
    Prominentia prominence
    Ramus branch
    Rima crack, fissure
    Seu i.e / in other words
    Sinister left
    Sinus cavity, hollow, sinus
    Septum enclosed place, septum
    Spatium space, room
    Spina spine
    Sulcus groove
    Superficialis shallow, superficial
    Recessus space, recces
    Tendo tendon
    Teres rounded, teres
    Thorax chest, thorax
    Tonsilla tonsil
    Transversalis transverse
    Truncus trunk
    Tuber hump, tuber
    Teberculum small bump, tubercle
    Tuberositas tuberosity
    Vas, vasa vessel
    Vena vein
    Venter belly
    Vesica bladder
    Vertebra vertebra

    Classical Latin alphabet


    Letter A B C D E F G H I K L
    Latin name
    á bé cé dé é ef gé há í ká el
    (majus)
    Latin name ā bē cē dē ē ef gē hā ī kā el
    Latin
    pronunciation aː beː keː deː eː ɛf ɡeː haː iː kaː ɛl
    (IPA)
    M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z
    em en ó pé qv́ er es té v́ ix í graeca zéta
    em en ō pē qū er es tē ū ix ī Graeca zēta
    ɛm ɛn oː peː kuː ɛr ɛs teː uː iks iː ˈɡraɪka ˈdzeːta

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