3rd Declension Vocabulary: Imparisyllabics (n) Flashcards
Abdomen, inis, n.
Abdomen, belly
Foramen, inis, n.
Opening, hole
Inguen, inis, n.
Groin, inguinal region
Hymen, enis, n.
Hymen (Greek god of marriage ceremony)
Corpus, oris, n.
Body, a small body (structure) in brain tissue
Pectus, oris, n.
Chest
Tempus, oris, n.
- Temple
2. Time
Femur, oris, n.
Femur, thigh bone
Glomus, eris, n.
A small body of the carotid artery (glomus caroticum, literally ‘ball of yarn’)
Latus, eris, n.
Side
Lateris dextri (l. dx.)
Of the right side
Lateris sinistri (l. sin.)
Of the left side
Lateris utriusque (l. utr.)
Of both sides
Tuber, eris, n.
Tuberosity, swelling (round-shaped)
Crus, cruris, n.
- Shin, leg
2. A leg-like structure (typically making a part of an organ)
Cor, cordis, n.
Heart
Caput, pitis, n.
Head
Occiput, itis, n.
Back of the head/skull
Hepar, partis, n.
Liver
Os, oris, n.
Mouth
Os, ossis, n.
Bone
Os ilium
Ilium
bone of groins, the codified gen. sg. form ossis ilii is grammatically incorrect
Vas, vasis, n.
Blood vessel
Vasa vasorum
‘The vessel of the vessels’, small blood vessels supplying the walls of large vessels
Diaphragma, atis, n.
- Thoracic diaphragm (‘partition’)
2. Other muscular partition in human body
Chiasma, atis, n.
Chiasm/a (‘crossing’; it is shaped like a greek letter, chi: X)
Platysma, atis, n.
Platysma, a broad superficial muscle of neck
Systema, atis, n.
System
