Anatomy: 1st Declension Feminine Nouns

Nouns: 1st Declension (Feminine Gender)

• ala, ae f, means wing
• aorta, ae f, means aorta
• apertura, ae f, means opening
• arteria, ae f, means artery
• bursa, ae f, means bursa
• capsula, ae f, means capsule or sac
• clavicula, ae f, means clavicle
• columna, ae f, means column
• costa, ae f, means rib
• coxa, ae f, means hip
• crista, ae f, means crest
• fascia, ae f, refers to fibrous tissues surrounding something
• fibula, ae f, means fibula or splint-bone
• fissura, ae f, means fissure
• fossa, ae f, means depression
• fovea, ae f, means pit
• fractura, ae f, means fracture
• glandula, ae f, means gland
• incisura, ae f, means incisure or notch
• lamina, ae f, means plate
• linea, ae f, means line
• lingua, ae f, means tongue or language
• mandibula, ae f, means lower jaw
• maxilla, ae f, means upper jaw
• membrana, ae f, means membrane
• nucha, ae f, means nape of neck
• scapula, ae f, means shoulder blade
• spina, ae f, means spine
• sutura, ae f, means suture
• tibia, ae f, means shinbone
• tunica, ae f, means tunic or coat
• ulna, ae f, means ulna
• vagina, ae f, means vagina
• valvula, ae f, means small valve
• vena, ae f, means vein
• vertebra, ae f, means vertebra

Nouns: 2nd Declension (Masculine Gender)

• angulus, i m, means angle
• canaliculus, i m, means small canal
• carpus, i m, means carpus or wrist
• circulus, i m, means circle
• cubitus, i m, means elbow
• digitus, i m, means finger
• humerus, i m, means humerus
• lobus, i m, means lobe
• metacarpus, i m, means metacarpus
• musculus, i m, means muscle
• nasus, i m, means nose
• nervus, i m, means nerve
• nodus, i m, means node
• nucleus, i m, means nucleus
• oculus, i m, means eye
• oesophagus, i m, means esophagus
• radius, i m, means radius
• ramus, i m, means branch
• sulcus, i m, means furrow or groove
• ventriculus, i m, means ventricle

Nouns: 2nd Declension (Neuter Gender)

• antebrachium, i n, means forearm
• brachium, i n, means upper arm
• cavum, i n, means cavity
• cerebrum, i n, means brain
• collum, i n, means neck
• colon, i n, means colon
• cranium, i n, means skull
• dorsum, i n, means back
• ganglion, i n, means ganglion
• labium, i n, means lip
• ligamentum, i n, means ligament
• membrum, i n, means member, extremity
• organum, i n, means organ
• rectum, i n, means rectum, straight bowel
• septum, i n, means dividing wall
• sternum, i n, means breast-bone
• tuberculum, i n, means tubercle, small rounded swelling

Nouns: 3rd Declension (Masculine Gender)

• abductor, abductoris m, means abductor muscle
• adductor, adductoris m, means adductor muscle
• apex, apicis m, means apex or top
• atlas, atlantis m, means atlas
• axis, axis m, means axis
• canalis, canalis m, means canal
• coccyx, coccygis m, means coccyx
• cortex, corticis m, means cortex or bark
• dens, dentis m, means tooth
• flexor, flexoris m, means flexor muscle
• fornix, fornicis m, means arch
• hallux, hallucis m, means big toe
• larynx, laryngis m, means larynx
• margo, marginis m, means margin or edge
• paries, parietis m, means wall
• pes, pedis m, means foot
• pharynx, pharyngis m, means pharynx
• pollex, pollicis m, means thumb
• pulmo, pulmonis m, means lung
• ren, renis m, means kidney
• sanguis, sanguinis m, means blood
• tendo, tendinis m, means tendon
• thorax, thoracis m, means thorax or chest
• trochanter, trochanteris m, means trochanter
• unguis, unguis m, means nail

Nouns: 3rd Declension (Feminine Gender)

• articulatio, articulationis f, means articulation or joint
• auris, auris f, means ear
• basis, basis f, means base (Greek word)
• cartilago, cartilaginis f, means cartilage
• cavitas, cavitatis f, means cavity
• dosis, dosis f, means dose (Greek word)
• extremitas, extremitatis f, means extremity or limb
• febris, febris f, means fever
• gaster, gastris f, means stomach
• pars, partis f, means part
• pelvis, pelvis f, means pelvis
• pertussis, pertussis f, means whooping cough
• radix, radicis f, means root
• regio, regionis f, means region
• tussis, tussis f, means cough

Nouns: 3rd Declension (Neuter Gender)

• abdomen, abdominis n, means abdomen
• animal, animalis n, means animal
• caput, capitis n, means head
• cor, cordis n, means heart
• corpus, corporis n, means body
• crus, cruris n, means leg
• femur, femoris n, means femur
• foramen, foraminis n, means opening
• hepar, hepatis n, means liver
• os, oris n, means mouth
• os, ossis n, means bone
• pancreas, pancreatis n, means pancreas
• rete, retis n, means network
• tempus, temporis n, means time or temples (plural)
• tuber, tuberis n, means tuber
• vas, vasis n, means vessel

Nouns: 4th Declension

• arcus, us m, means arch (Masculine)
• ductus, us m, means duct (Masculine)
• hiatus, us m, means hole (Masculine)
• meatus, us m, means passage (Masculine)
• plexus, us m, means plexus or network (Masculine)
• processus, us m, means process (Masculine)
• sinus, us m, means sinus (Masculine)
• manus, us f, means hand (Feminine)
• cornu, us n, means horn (Neuter)
• genu, us n, means knee (Neuter)

Nouns: 5th Declension (Feminine Gender)

• facies, ei f, means face
• superficies, ei f, means surface

Adjectives: 1st and 2nd Declension

• acusticus, a, um, means acoustic
• albus, a, um, means white
• arteriosus, a, um, means arterial
• asper, a, um, means uneven, rough, harsh
• cavus, a, um, means hollow
• coronarius, a, um, means coronary
• coronoideus, a, um, means coronoid
• dexter, dextra, dextrum, means right
• externus, a, um, means external
• flavus, a, um, means yellow
• fibrosus, a, um, means fibrous
• gastricus, a, um, means gastric
• hypogastricus, a, um, means hypogastric
• incisivus, a, um, means incisive
• internus, a, um, means internal
• interosseus, a, um, means interosseous
• latus, a, um, means wide
• longus, a, um, means long
• lymphaticus, a, um, means lymphatic
• magnus, a, um, means big
• mastoideus, a, um, means mammiform
• maximus, a, um, means the biggest or great
• medius, a, um, means middle
• minimus, a, um, means the smallest
• necroticus, a, um, means necrotic
• osseus, a, um, means osseous or bony
• obliquus, a, um, means oblique
• palatinus, a, um, means palatine
• parvus, a, um, means small
• petrosus, a, um, means stony
• pharyngeus, a, um, means pharyngeal
• pterygoideus, a, um, means pterygoid or wing-shaped
• profundus, a, um, means deep
• rectus, a, um, means straight
• rotundus, a, um, means round
• ruber, rubra, rubrum, means red
• sinister, sinistra, sinistrum, means left
• spinosus, a, um, means spinous
• spurius, a, um, means false or spurious
• supraspinatus, a, um, means supraspinal
• supraspinosus, a, um, means supraspinous
• thoracicus, a, um, means thoracic
• thyreoideus, a, um, means thyroid
• transversus, a, um, means transverse
• venosus, a, um, means venous
• xiphoideus, a, um, means xiphoid or swordlike
• zygomaticus, a, um, means zygomatic

Adjectives: 2nd Group (3rd Declension)

• abdominalis, e, means abdominal
• aequalis, e, means equal
• alveolaris, e, means alveolar
• articularis, e, means articular
• brevis, e, means short
• cerebralis, e, means cerebral
• cervicalis, e, means cervical
• costalis, e, means costal
• dorsalis, e, means dorsal
• ethmoidalis, e, means ethmoid, sieve-shaped
• facialis, e, means facial
• frontalis, e, means frontal
• intercostalis, e, means intercostal
• intermuscularis, e, means intermuscular
• lacrimalis, e, means lacrimal
• lateralis, e, means lateral
• lumbalis, e, means lumbar
• mandibularis, e, means mandibular
• maxillaris, e, means maxillary
• metacarpalis, e, means metacarpal
• muscularis, e, means muscular
• nasalis, e, means nasal
• orbitalis, e, means orbital
• occipitalis, e, means occipital
• parietalis, e, means parietal
• sacralis, e, means sacral
• sphenoidalis, e, means sphenoid or wedge-shaped
• sublingualis, e, means sublingual
• superficialis, e, means superficial
• temporalis, e, means temporal
• vertebralis, e, means vertebral

Adjectives: 1-ending (Vowel Group)

• biceps, bicipitis, means biceps or two-headed
• par, paris, means equal
• simplex, simplicis, means simple
• teres, teretis, means round
• triceps, tricipitis, means triceps or three-headed
• tricolor, tricoloris, means three-colored

Comparative Adjectives (Consonant Group)

• major, majus (majoris), means bigger, larger, great, greater, major (Genitive Singular)
• minor, minus (minoris), means smaller, minor (Genitive Singular)
• anterior, anterius (anterioris), means before in place, in front, anterior (Genitive Singular)
• posterior, posterius (posterioris), means located behind, coming after, posterior (Genitive Singular)
• superior, superius (superioris), means higher, upper, superior (Genitive Singular)
• inferior, inferius (inferioris), means lower, inferior (Genitive Singular)