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What is the Latin term for 'bone'?
What is the Latin term for 'bone'?
Which of the following terms is associated with 'liver'?
Which of the following terms is associated with 'liver'?
Identify the term that refers to 'forehead'.
Identify the term that refers to 'forehead'.
Which term signifies a swelling or small tuber?
Which term signifies a swelling or small tuber?
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What is the meaning of 'tendinis' in English?
What is the meaning of 'tendinis' in English?
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Which of the following Latin terms refers to the outer layer of an organ?
Which of the following Latin terms refers to the outer layer of an organ?
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Which Latin word means 'pain'?
Which Latin word means 'pain'?
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What is the gender of the Latin noun 'appendix'?
What is the gender of the Latin noun 'appendix'?
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Which term describes the action of dislocating something?
Which term describes the action of dislocating something?
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Identify the correct term for 'joint' in Latin.
Identify the correct term for 'joint' in Latin.
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Which of the following is a neuter noun?
Which of the following is a neuter noun?
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What is the Latin term for 'spleen'?
What is the Latin term for 'spleen'?
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Which of these terms refers to 'inflammation'?
Which of these terms refers to 'inflammation'?
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Which term means 'base' in Latin?
Which term means 'base' in Latin?
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What does the Latin word 'corpus' translate to in English?
What does the Latin word 'corpus' translate to in English?
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Which of the following is a female noun in the 1st declension?
Which of the following is a female noun in the 1st declension?
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What is the meaning of the noun 'aorta'?
What is the meaning of the noun 'aorta'?
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In the 2nd declension, which word refers to an angle?
In the 2nd declension, which word refers to an angle?
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Which of the following is a neuter noun?
Which of the following is a neuter noun?
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What is the translation of 'costa'?
What is the translation of 'costa'?
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Which declension is 'cubitus' associated with?
Which declension is 'cubitus' associated with?
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What is the meaning of the word 'medicina'?
What is the meaning of the word 'medicina'?
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Which term is used for 'cavity' in Latin?
Which term is used for 'cavity' in Latin?
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Which of the following terms refers to a 'fissure'?
Which of the following terms refers to a 'fissure'?
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What is the anatomical term for 'forearm'?
What is the anatomical term for 'forearm'?
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Study Notes
1st Declension Nouns
- The 1st declension nouns denote feminine gender.
- All nouns ending in -a are feminine.
- Exceptions: *forma and *mamma are often used in Latin texts as feminine nouns although they can also be masculine.
2nd Declension Nouns
- The 2nd declension nouns denote masculine gender.
- All nouns ending in -us are masculine, except for *vis meaning force, which is feminine.
- Examples: aegrotus, angulus, cubitus, digitus, metatarsus, nasus, tarsus
- Some Nouns are masculine, ending in -um, but there is a singular accusative form ending in -um: *vir meaning man, *ager meaning field.
- The 2nd declension nouns denote neuter gender and end in -um.
- Examples: antebrachium, brachium, cavum, cerebrum, collum, cranium, dorsum, glucosum, ligamentum, membrum, organum, spatium, tuberculum, vestibulum
3rd Declension Nouns
- The 3rd declension can denote masculine, feminine or neuter genders.
- Nouns ending in -EX are usually masculine, ending in -IX are usually feminine and ending in -MEN are usually neuter.
- Examples: apex, appendix, abdomen
3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)
- Nouns ending in -OR usually denote masculine, ending in -IO usually denote feminine.
- Examples: dolor, articulatio
3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)
- Nouns ending in -US are usually neuter gender, ending in -MA usually are neuter gender.
- Examples: *corpus, oedema, osteoma, systema
- There are exceptions like: *os, *vas, *tuber
3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)
- Nouns ending in -IS are usually feminine.
- Examples: auris, basis, cutis, dosis, pelvis
3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)
- Those ending in -TAS are usually feminine.
- Examples: extremitas, tuberositas
3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)
- Nouns ending in -ITIS usually denote feminine.
- Examples: hepatitis
3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)
- Nouns ending in -ES are usually masculine, but there are exceptions.
- Examples: canalis, dens, lien, mensis, paries, pes, pulmo, ren, thorax
3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)
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Some nouns have irregular forms.
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Examples: ***caput, *cor, *femur, *hepar, *os (meaning bone), *pancreas, tuber, vas
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Important Note:*
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Latin medical terms sometimes have variations concerning the gender and declension depending on the context and usage.
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It is recommended to review the Latin declensions, and grammatical structure.
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The ‘*’ indicates the words with non-typical endings or any irregularities.
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Test your understanding of the first, second, and third declensions of Latin nouns. This quiz covers the rules for identifying masculine, feminine, and neuter genders across various endings. Challenge yourself with examples and exceptions in noun forms!
