Latin Medical Terminology: Feminine Nouns

Latin Medical Terminology: Feminine Gender

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

Latin Medical terminology: Masculine Gender

• Masculine nouns in Latin medical terminology typically end in "-us", "-um", "-er", "-ir", or "-or"
• Examples of masculine nouns:
  • angulus (angle)
  • canaliculus (small canal)
  • carpus (carpus, wrist)
  • circulus (circle)
  • cubitus (elbow)
  • digitus (finger)
  • humerus (humerus)
  • lobus (lobe)
  • metacarpus (metacarpus)
  • musculus (muscle)
  • nasus (nose)
  • nervus (nerve)
  • nodus (node)
  • nucleus (nucleus)
  • oculus (eye)
  • oesophagus (esophagus)
  • radius (radius)
  • ramus (branch)
  • sulcus (furrow or groove)
  • ventriculus (ventricle)
  • abductor (abductor muscle)
  • adductor (adductor muscle)
  • apex (apex, top)
  • atlas (atlas)
  • axis (axis)
  • canalis (canal)
  • coccyx (coccyx)
  • cortex (cortex, bark)
  • dens (tooth)
  • flexor (flexor muscle)
  • fornix (arch)
  • hallux (big toe)
  • larynx (larynx)
  • margo (margin, edge)
  • paries (wall)
  • pes (foot)
  • pharynx (pharynx)
  • pollex (thumb)
  • pulmo (lung)
  • ren (kidney)
  • sanguis (blood)
  • tendo (tendon)
  • thorax (thorax, chest)
  • trochanter (trochanter)
  • unguis (nail)

Latin Medical Terminology: Neuter gender

• Neuter nouns in Latin medical terminology typically end in "-um" or "-on"
• Examples of neuter nouns:
  • antebrachium (forearm)
  • brachium (upper arm)
  • cavum (cavity)
  • cerebrum (brain)
  • collum (neck)
  • colon (colon)
  • cranium (skull)
  • dorsum (back)
  • ganglion (ganglion)
  • labium (lip)
  • ligamentum (ligament)
  • membrum (member, extremity)
  • organum (organ)
  • rectum (rectum, straight bowel)
  • septum (dividing wall)
  • sternum (breast-bone)
  • tuberculum (tubercle, small rounded swelling)
  • abdomen (abdomen)
  • animal (animal)
  • caput (head)
  • cor (heart)
  • corpus (body)
  • crus (leg)
  • femur (femur)
  • foramen (opening)
  • hepar (liver)
  • ōs (mouth)
  • os (bone)
  • pancreas (pancreas)
  • rete (network)
  • tempus (time) (plural: temples)
  • tuber (tuber)
  • vas (vessel)

Latin Medical Terminology: Other key Facts

• Some nouns have irregular forms
• Plurals of nouns can be regular or irregular according to grammar rules
• There are many commonly used adjectives, which are declined in gender, number, and case

Latin Medical Terminology: Nouns with Irregular Plurals

• arcus, us m - arch; arcus, us m - arches
• ductus, us m - duct; ductus, us m - ducts
• hiatus, us m - hole; hiatus, us m - holes
• meatus, us m - passage; meatus, us m - passages
• plexus, us m - plexus, network; plexus, us m - plexuses
• processus, us m - process; processus, us m - processes
• sinus, us m - sinus; sinus, us m - sinuses
• manus, us f - hand; manus, us f - hands
• cornu, us n - horn; cornua, orum n - horns
• genu, us n - knee; genua, orum n - knees

Latin Anatomical Terminology

• Feminine Gender

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

• Masculine Gender

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

• Neuter Gender

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

• Muscles

  • abductor - means "abductor muscle"
  • adductor - means "adductor mucsle"
  • flexor - means "flexor muscle"

• Other

  • apex - means "apex, top"
  • atlas - means "atlas"
  • axis - means "axis"
  • canalis - means "canal"
  • coccyx - means "coccyx"
  • cortex - means "cortex, bark"
  • dens - means "tooth"
  • fornix - means "arch"
  • hallux - means "big toe"
  • larynx - means "larynx"
  • margo - means "margin, edge"
  • paries - means "wall"
  • pes - means "foot"
  • pharynx - means "pharynx"
  • pollex - means "thumb"
  • pulmo - means "lung"
  • ren - means "kidney"
  • sanguis - means "blood"
  • tendo - means "tendon"
  • thorax - means "thorax, chest"
  • trochanter - means " trochanter"
  • unguis - means "nail"
  • articulatio - means "articulation, joint"
  • auris - means "ear"
  • basis - means "base"
  • cartilago - means "cartilage"
  • cavitas - means "cavity"
  • dosis - means "dose"
  • extremitas - means "extremity, limb"
  • febris - means "fever"
  • gaster - means "stomach"
  • pars - means "part"
  • pelvis - means "pelvis"
  • pertussis - means "whooping cough"
  • radix - means "root"
  • regio - means "region"
  • tussis - means "cough"
  • abdomen - means "abdomen"
  • animal - means "animal"
  • caput - means "head"
  • cor - means "heart"
  • corpus - means "body"
  • crus - means "leg"
  • femur - means "femur"
  • foramen - means "opening"
  • hepar - means "liver"
  • ōs - means "mouth"
  • os - means "bone"
  • pancreas - means "pancreas"
  • rete - means "network"
  • tempus - means "time, (pl.) temples"
  • tuber - means "tuber"
  • vas - means "vessel"
  • arcus - means "arch"
  • ductus - means "duct"
  • hiatus - means "hole"
  • meatus - means "passage"
  • plexus - means "plexus, network"
  • processus - means "process"
  • sinus - means "sinus"
  • manus - means "hand"
  • cornu - means "horn"
  • genu - means "knee"

• Adjectives

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

• Adjectives - Ending in "alis"

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

• First Declension Adjectives

  • biceps - means "biceps, two-headed"
  • par - means "equal"
  • simplex - means "simple"
  • teres - means "round"
  • triceps - means "triceps, three-headed"
  • tricolor - means "three-colored"

• Second Declension Adjectives

  • major - means "bigger, larger, great, greater, major"
  • minor - means "smaller, minor"

• Third Declension Adjectives

  • anterior - means "before in place, in front, anterior"
  • posterior - means "located behind, coming after, posterior"
  • superior - means "higher, upper, superior"
  • inferior - means "lower, inferior"

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