Latin and Greek derivations Flashcards
L abduc
to separate
L adduc
to bring toward
L adeps
fat
L ala
wing
L albus
white
L angio
vessel
L annul
ring
L arc
bow like
L arth
joint
L aud
to hear
L axilla
armpit
L brachi
arm
L cadaver
corpse
L calcan
heel
Gr Karpos
wrist
L caud
tail
L cepalos
head
L cervix
neck
L circum
around
L costa
rib
L crux
cross
L cubitum
elbow
L dens
tooth
L dis
apart
L digitus
finger
L dorsum
back
Gr endon
within
Gr epi
upon
L femur
thigh
L fissus
cleft
L foramen
opening
L flava
yellow
L fossa
ditch
L fov
pit
Gr gangli
swelling
Gr glossa
tongue
Gr glut
buttocks
L gracilis
delicate
Gr hepat
liver
L ilium
flank
L infundi
funnel
L inguin
groin
Gr itis
inflammation
Gr Karpos
wrist
Gr Krikos
ring
Gr korax
crow
Gr korone
curved like a crown
L lacrima
tears
L ligament
band
L lumbus
loin
L luna
moon
L maxilla
jawbone
Gr meta
after
Gr neuro
sinew/ nerve
L oculis
eye
L oralis
mouth
L paries
wall
L ped
foot
Gr peri
around
Gr peron
pin
L phrenicus
diaphragm
L planta
sole
L plexus
a braid
L poples
ham
L profunda
deep
L pubis
mature
L quadri
four
L ramus
branch
L radius
ray
L rectus
straight
L re
again
Gr rhin
nose
L rostrum
snout, beak, prow
L sella turcica
turkish saddle
Gr sigma
s shaped
Gr sphenoid
wedge form
L sulc
groove
L super
above
Gr tenon
tendon
L tendere
to stretch
L teres
round
Gr thorax
chest
Gr thyros
shield
L trabecula
little beam
Gr trokileia
system of pulleys
L vagus
to wander
L vas
vessel
L vena
vein
L ulna
elbow
L uncinate
hooked