Adjectives (Unit 3) Flashcards
circumflexus, -a, -um
circumflex, describing a circular arc
coronarius, -a, -um
coronary, encircling like a crown
cutaneus, -a, -um
cutaneous, pertaining to the skin
externus, -a, -um
toward the outside
fibrosus, -a, -um
fibrous, made of or pertaining to fibrous tissue
internus, -a, -um
internal, toward the inside
interosseus, -a, -um
pertaining to between bones; interosseous
medius, -a, -um
middle
profundus, -a, -um
deep
venosus, -a, -um
full of veins, provided with veins
accessorius, -a, -um
accessory, complementary, supplementary
albus, -a, -um
white
dexter, dextra, dextrum
right, on the right side
flavus, -a, -um
yellow
niger, nigra, nigrum
black
proprius, -a, -um
proper (belonging specifically) to one structure
ruber, rubra, rubrum
red
sinister, sinistra, sinistrum
left, on the left side
supremus, -a, -um
highest
distalis, -e
distal
proximalis, -e
proximal
dorsalis, -e
dorsal, toward the back side
ventralis, -e
ventral, towards the belly side
lateralis, -e
lateral, toward the side
medialis, -e
medial, toward the middle
brevis, -e
short
centralis, -e
central
collateralis, -e
collateral, secondary, no direct
communis, -e
common (shared by)
plantaris, -e
pertaining to the sole
superficialis, -e
superficial, close to the surface
cavus, -a, -um
hollow
palmaris, -e
palmar; pertaining to the plam of the hand
transversus, -a, -um
transverse, situated crosswise
longus, -a, -um
long