Latin nouns for general parts of the body Flashcards
CORPOR/O
(kor‐pŏ‐rō)
Current Usage: Body
Etymoloy: L. corpus, corporis, n. body
Ex:
Bicorporate, extracorporeal
Loan word:
Corpus (kor′pŭs)
pl. Corpora (kor′pŏ‐ră)
PART/O
(par‐tō)
Current Usage: Part
Etymology: L. pars, partis, f. part
Ex:
Partial, particle
Loan word:
Pars (pars)
pl. Partes (par′tēz)
CAVIT/O
(kăv‐ĭ‐tō)
Current Usage: Cavity
Etymology: L. cavitas, cavitatis, f. cavity, hollow
Ex:
Cavitation, cavitary
Loan word:
Cavitas (kăv′ĭ‐tăs)
pl. Cavitates (kă‐vĭ‐tă′tēz)
ORGAN/O
(or‐gă‐nō)
Current Usage: Organ
Etymology: L. organum, ‐i, n. organ
fr. Gr. organon, tool, instrument
Ex:
Organomegaly, organopathy
Loan word:
Organum (or′gă‐nŭm)
pl. Organa (or′gă‐nă)
ENCEPHAL/O
(ĕn‐sef‐ă‐lō)
‐ENCEPHALON
(en‐sef‐ă‐lŏn)
Current Usage: Brain
Etymology: L. encephalon, ‐i, n. encephalon, brain
fr. Gr. enkephalos, brain
Ex:
Encephalomeningitis, Telencephalon, Amyelencephaly
Loan word:
Encephalon (en‐sef′ă‐lŏn)
pl. Encephala (en‐sef′ă‐lă)
CORD/O
(kor‐dō)
Current Usage: Heart
Etymology: L. cor, cordis, n. heart
Ex:
Cordate, intracordal
Loan word:
Cor (kor)
pl. Corda (kor′dă)
PULM/O
(pŭl‐mō)
PULMON/O
(pŭl‐mō‐nō)
Current Usage: Lung
Etymology: L. pulmo, pulmonis, m. lung
Ex:
Pulmoaortic, pulmonologist
Loan word:
Pulmo (pŭl′mō)
pl. Pulmones (pŭl′mŏ‐nēz″)
HEPAT/O
(hĕp‐ă‐tō)
HEPAR/O
(hep‐ă‐rō)
Current Usage: Liver
Etymology: L. hepar, hepatis, n. liver
fr. Gr. hepar, hepatos, liver
ex:
Hepatitis, Heparin, hepatalgia
Loan word:
Hepar (hē′par″)
pl. Hepatia (hē‐pat′ē‐a)
GASTR/O
(gas‐trō)
‐GASTER
(găs‐tĕr)
Current Usage: Stomach, belly
Etymology: L. gaster, gastris, f. stomach
fr. Gr. gaster, gastros, belly, stomach
Ex:
Gastrectasis, protogaster, gastrocele
Loan word:
Gaster (gas′tĕr)
pl. Gastres (gas′trēz″)
INTESTIN/O
(in‐tes‐tĭn‐ō)
Current: Intestine
Ety: L. intestinum, ‐i, n. internal, intestine
Ex:
Gastrointestinal, intestiniform
Loan word:
Intestinum (in″tĕs‐tī′nŭm)
pl. Intestina (in″tĕs‐tī′nă)
VESIC/O
(vĕs‐ĭ‐kō)
Current: Bladder, sac, vesicle
Ety: L. vesica, ‐ae, f. bladder, sac
Ex:
Cervicovesical, vesicoclysis, vesicocele
Loan word:
Vesica (vĕ‐sī′kă)
pl. Vesicae (vĕ‐sī′kē″)
REN/O
(rē‐nō)
Current: Kidney
Ety: L. ren, renis, m. kidney
Ex:
Renogastric, adrenal, suprarenal
Loan word:
Ren (rĕn)
pl. Renes (rĕn′ēz″)
CUT/O
(kū‐tō)
CUTANE/O
(kū‐tā‐nē‐ō)
Current: Skin
Ety: L. cutis, ‐is, f. skin, hide
ex:
Cuticle, transcutaneous
Loan word:
Cutis (kūt′ĭs)
pl. Cutes (kūt′ēz″)
GLANDUL/O (glan‐jŭ‐lō)
Current: Glandule, gland
Ety: L. glandula, ‐ae, f. little acorn; gland
fr. L. glans, glandis, f. acorn; gland
Ex:
Glandulose, glandular
Loan word:
Glandula (glan′jŭ‐lă)
pl. Glandulae (glan′jŭ‐lē″)
ARTERI/O
(ar‐tēr‐ē‐ō)
Current: Artery
Ety: L. arteria, ‐ae, f. artery
fr. Gr. arteria, windpipe, artery
ex:
Arteriotomy, intrarterial
Loan word:
Arteria (ar‐tēr′ē‐ă)
pl. Arteriae (ar‐tēr′ē‐ē)
VEN/O
(vē‐nō)
Current: Vein
Ety: L. vena, ‐ae, f. vein
Ex:
Venectomy, intravenous
Loan word:
Vena (vē′nă)
pl. Venae (vē′nē)
VAS/O
(vā‐zō)
VASCUL/O
(vas‐kyŭ‐ō)
Current: Vessel (carrying fluids)
Ety: L. vas, vasis, n. vessel
L. vasculum, i, n. a small vessel
Ex:
Vasomotor, extravasate, vascular
Loan word:
Vas (vas)
pl. Vasa (va′să)
OSS/O
(os‐ō)
Current: Bone
Ety: L. os, ossis, n. bone
Ex:
Ossific, osseous
Loan word:
Os (ŏs)
pl. Ossa (os′ă)
MUSCUL/O
(mŭs‐kyŭ‐lō)
Current: Muscle; mouse
Ety: L. musculus, ‐i, m. muscle, mouse
Ex:
Musculophrenic, intramuscular
Loan word:
Musculus (mŭs′kyŭ‐lŭs)
pl. Musculi (mŭs′kyŭ‐lī)
NERV/O
(nĕr‐vō)
Current: Nerve
Ety: L. nervus, ‐i, m. sinew; nerve
Ex:
Nervous, nervimotor
Loan word:
Nervus (nĕr′vŭs)
pl. Nervi (nĕr′vī)
CAPIT/O
(kap‐ĭ‐tō)
CIPIT/O
(sip‐ĭ‐tō)
‐CIPUT
(sĭp‐ŭt)
‐CEPS
(seps)
Current: Head
Ety: L. caput, capitis, n. head
Ex:
Capitate, bicipital, sinciput, biceps
Loan word:
Caput (kap′ŭt)
pl. Capita (kap′ĭt‐ă)
CRANI/O
(krā‐nē‐ō)
Current: Cranium, skull
Ety: L. cranium, ‐i, n. cranium
fr. Gr. kranion, skull, cranium
Ex:
Craniocele, intracranial
Loan word:
Cranium (krā′nē‐ŭm)
pl. Crania (krā′nē‐ă)
FACI/O
(fā‐shē‐ō)
Current: Face, surface
Ety:L. facies, ‐ei, f. face
Ex:
Facioplasty, facial
Loan word:
Facies (fā′shē‐ēz)
pl. Facies (fā′shē‐ēz)
OCUL/O
(ŏk‐ū‐lō)
Current: Eye
Ety:L. oculus, ‐i, m. eye
Ex:
Binocular, intraocular
Loan word:
Oculus (ŏk′ū‐lŭs)
pl. Oculi (ŏk′ū‐lī)
*AUR/O
(or‐lō)
Current: Ear
Ety: L. auris, auris, f. ear
Ex:
Auriform, aural
Loan word:
Auris (or′is)
pl. Aures (or′ēz)
NAS/O
(nā‐zō)
Current: Nose
Ety: L. nasus, ‐i, m. nose
Ex:
Nasion, nasal
Loan word:
Nasus (nā′sŭs)
pl. Nasi (nā′sī)
OR/O
(ō‐rō)
Current: Mouth
Ety: L. os, oris, n. mouth
Ex:
Aborad, oral
Loan word:
Os (ōs)
pl. Ora (ō′ră)
BUCC/O
(bŭk‐ō)
Current: Cheek
Ety: L. bucca, ‐ae, f. cheek
Ex:
Buccinator, retrobuccal
Loan word:
Bucca (bŭk′ă)
pl. Buccae (bŭk′ē)
*MENT/O
(men‐tō)
Current: Chin
Ety: L. mentum, ‐i, n. chin
Ex:
Submental, mentoplasty
Loan word:
Mentum (ment′ŭm)
pl. Menta (ment′ă)
OCCIPIT/O
(ŏk‐sĭp‐ĭ‐tō)
Current: Back of cranium, occiput
Ety: L. occiput, occipitis, n. back of head
Ex:
Suboccipital, occipitofacial
Loan word:
Occiput (ok′sĭ‐pŭt)
pl. Occipita (ok‐sĭp′ĭ‐tă)
SINCIPIT/O
Current: Front of cranium, sinciput
Ety:L. sinciput, sincipitis, n. forehead
Ex:
Sincipital
Loan word:
Sinciput (sĭn′sĭp‐ŭt)
pl. Sincipita (sĭn‐sĭp′ĭ‐tă)
VERTIC/O
(vĕr‐tĭ‐kō)
Current: Crown of the cranium, summit
Ety: L. vertex, verticis, m. summit
Ex:
Vertical, verticomental
Loan word:
Vertex (vĕr′tĕks)
pl. Vertices (vĕr‐tĭ′sēz)
FRONT/O
(frŏn‐tō)
Current: Forehead, front
Ety: L. frons, frontis, f. forehead
Ex:
Frontomalar, nasofrontal
Loan word:
Frons (fronz)
pl. Frontes (fron′tēz)
COLL/O
(kŏl‐lō)
Current: Neck
Ety: L. collum, ‐i, n. neck
Ex:
Collar, colliform
Loan word:
Collum (kŏl′lŭm)
pl. Colla (kŏl′lă)
CERVIC/O
(sĕr‐vĭ‐kō)
‐CERVIX
(sĕr‐viks)
Current: Neck
Ety: L. cervix, cervicis, f. neck
Ex:
Cervicitis, endocervix
Loan word:
Cervix (sĕr′viks)
pl. Cervices (sĕr′vĭ‐sēz)
TRUNC/O
(trŭn‐kō)
Current: Trunk, cut off
Ety: L. truncus, ‐i, m. trunk of a tree, lopped off part
fr. L. truncare, to cut off
Ex:
Truncal, truncate
Loan word:
Truncus (trŭng′kŭs)
pl. Trunci (trŭng′kī)
THORAC/O
(thō‐ră‐kō)
‐THORAX
(thōr‐aks)
Current: Thorax
Ety: L. thorax, thoracis, m. thorax
fr. Gr. thorax, tharakos, breastplate, chest
Ex:
Thoracocentesis, thoracic
Loan word:
Thorax (thōr′aks)
pl. Thoraces (thōr′ă‐sēz)
PECTOR/O
(pek‐tŏ‐rō)
Current: Chest
Ety: L. pectus, pectoris, n. chest
Ex:
Expectorant, mediopectoral
Loan word:
Pectus (pek′tŭs)
pl. Pectora (pek′tŏ‐ră)
DORS/O
(dor‐sō)
Current: Back
Ety: L. dorsum, ‐i, n. back
Ex:
Dorsad, dorsal
Loan word:
Dorsum (dor′sŭm)
pl. Dorsa (dor′să)
ABDOMIN/O
(ab‐dom‐ĭ‐nō)
Current: Abdomen
Ety: L. abdomen, abdominis, n. paunch, belly
Ex:
Subabdominal, intrabdominal
Loan word:
Abdomen (ab‐dō′mĕn)
pl. Abdomina (ab‐dom′ĭ‐nă)
INGUIN/O
(ing‐gwĭ‐nō)
Current: Groin
Ety: L. inguen, inguinis, n. groin
Ex:
Inguinal, exinguinal
Loan word:
Inguen (ing′gwĕn)
pl. Inguina (ing′gwĕ‐nă)
PELV/O
(pel‐vō)
Current: Pelvis
Ety: L. pelvis, ‐is, f. a basin, basin shaped cavity
Ex:
Intrapelvic, pelvirectal
Loan word:
Pelvis (pel′vĭs)
pl. Pelves (pel′vēz)
CINGUL/O
(sing‐gyŭ‐lō)
Current: Girdle
Ety: L. cingulum, ‐i, n. belt, girdle
Ex:
Cingulotomy, cingulate
Loan word:
Cingulum (sing′gyŭ‐lŭm)
pl. Cingula (sing′gyŭ‐lă)
MEMBR/O
(mem‐brō)
Current: Limb
Ety: L. membrum, ‐i, n. limb
Loan word:
Membrum (mem′brŭm)
pl. Membra (mem′bră)
AXILL/O
(ak‐sil‐ō)
Current: Armpit, axilla
Ety: L. axilla, ‐ae, f. armpit
Ex:
Subaxillary, axillar
Loan word:
Axilla (ak‐sil′ă)
pl. Axillae (ak‐sil′ē)
BRACHI/O
(brāk‐ē‐ō)
Current: Upper arm, brachium, arm‐like process
Ety: L. brachium, ‐i, n. upper arm
fr. Gr. brachion, arm
Ex:
Brachioplasty, bachiocephalic
Loan word:
Brachium (brā′kē‐ŭm)
pl. Brachia (brā′kē‐ă)
CUBIT/O
(kū‐bĭ‐tō)
Current: Elbow
Ety: L. cubitus, ‐i, m. elbow
fr. L. cubitum, ‐i, n. elbow
Ex:
Subcubital, cubitocarpal
Loan word:
Cubitus (kū′bĭ‐tŭs)
pl. Cubiti (kū′bĭ‐tī)
ANTEBRACHI/O
(ant‐ē‐brāk‐ē‐ō)
Current: Forearm
Ety: L. antebrachium, ‐i, n. forearm
fr. Gr. brachion, arm
Ex:
Antebrachial
Loan word:
Antebrachium (ant‐ē‐brā′kē‐ŭm)
pl. Antebrachia (ant‐ē‐brā′kē‐ă)
MAN/O
(mă‐nō)
Current: Hand
Ety: L. manus, ‐us, f. hand
Ex:
Bimanual, dextromanual
Loan word:
Manus (mă′nŭs)
pl. Manus (mă′nŭs) or Manuses
(mă′nŭs‐es)
*CARP/O
(kăr‐pō)
Current: Wrist
Ety: L. carpus, ‐i, m. wrist
fr. Gr. karpos, wrist
Ex:
Carpoptosis, carpometacarpal
Loan word:
Carpus (kăr′pŭs)
pl. Carpi (kăr′pī)
METACARP/O
(met‐ă‐kar‐pō)
Current: Metacarpus
Ety: L. metacarpus, ‐i, m. metacarpus
fr. Gr. karpos, wrist
Ex:
Metecarpectomy, carpometacarpal
Loan word:
Metacarpus (met‐ă‐kar′pŭs)
pl. Metacarpi (met‐ă‐kar′pī)
PALM/O
(pal‐mō)
Current: Palm of the hand
Ety: L. palma, ‐ae, f. palm
Ex:
Palmoplantar, palmar
Loan word:
Palma (păl′mă)
pl. Palmae (păl′mē)
VOL/O
(vō‐lō)
Current: Palm of the hand
Ety: L. vola, ‐ae, f. palm
Ex:
Volar
Loan word:
Vola (vō′lă)
pl. Volae (vō′lē)
DIGIT/O
(dij‐ĭt‐ō)
Current: Finger, toe
Ety: L. digitus, ‐i, m. finger of toe
Ex:
Digitiform, digital
Loan word:
Digitus (dij′ĭt‐ŭs)
pl. Digiti (dij′ĭt‐ī)
POLLIC/O
(pŏl‐ĭk‐ō)
Current: Thumb
Ety: L. pollex, pollicis, m. thumb
Ex:
Pollicization, pollical
Loan word:
Pollex (pŏl′ĕks)
pl. Pollices (pŏl′i‐sēz″)
*NAT/O
(nā‐tō)
Current: Buttocks, nates
Ety: L. nates, ‐ium, f. buttocks
Ex:
Natal
Loan word:
Nates (nā′tēz)
CLUN/O
(klū‐nō)
Current: Buttocks, clunes
Ety:L. clunes, ‐ium, f. buttocks
Ex:
Cluneal
Loan word:
Clunes (klū′nēz)
COX/O
(kŏk‐sō)
Current: Hip
Ety: L. coxa, ‐ae, f. hip
Ex:
Coxodynia, coxofemoral
Loan word:
Coxa (kok′să)
pl. Coxae (kok′sē)
FEMOR/O
(fem‐ŏ‐rō)
Current: Thigh, femur bone
Ety: L. femur, femoris, n. thigh
Ex:
Femorotibial, interfemoral
Loan word:
Femur (fē′mŭr)
pl. Femora (fem′ŏ‐rā)
*GEN/O
(jĕn‐ō)
Current: Knee
Ety: L. genu, ‐us, n. knee
Ex:
Genucubital, supergenual
Loan word:
Genu (jē′nū)
pl. Genua (jen′ū‐ă)
POPLIT/O
(pop‐li‐tō)
Current: Hollow of the knee, poples
Ety: L. poples, poplitis, m. posterior thigh, hamstring
Ex:
Popliteus, popliteal
Loan word:
Poples (pŏp′lēz)
pl. Poplites (pŏp‐lit′ēz)
CRUR/O
(kroo‐rō)
Current: Leg, leg‐like part
Ety: L. crus, cruris, n. leg
Ex:
Crural, inguinocrural
Loan word:
Crus (kroos)
pl. Crura (kroor′ă)
SUR/O
(sū′rō)
Current: Calf
Ety: L. sura, surae, f. calf
Ex:
Sural
Loan word:
Sura (sū′ră)
pl. Surae (sū′rē)
*PED/O
(ped‐ō)
Current: Foot
Ety: L. pes, pedis, m. foot
Ex:
Pedicle, carpopedal
Loan word:
Pes (pĕs)
pl. Pedes (pe′dēz)
TARS/O
(tar‐sō)
Current: Ankle, flat of the foot, edge of the eyelid
Ety: L. tarsus, ‐i, m. ankle
fr. Gr. tarsos, flat of foot
Ex:
Tarsalgia, tarsomegaly
Loan word:
Tarsus (tar′sŭs)
pl. Tarsi (tar′sī)
*CALC/O
(kăl‐kō)
Current: Heel
Ety: L. calx, calcis, f. heel
Ex:
Calcaneous
Loan word:
Calx (kălks)
pl. Calces (kal′sēz)
METATARS/O
(met‐ă‐tar‐sō)
Current: Metatarsus
Ety: L. metatarsus, ‐i, m. metatarsus
fr. Gr. tarsos, flat of foot
Ex:
Metatarsalgia, metatarsal
Loan word:
Metatarsus (met‐ă‐tar′sŭs)
pl. Metatarsi (met‐ă‐tar′sī)
HALLIC/O
(hal‐ĭk‐ō)
HALLUC/O
(hal‐ŭk‐ō)
Current: Big toe
Ety: L. hallux, hallucis, or hallex, hallicis, m. big toe
Ex:
Hallical, hallucal
Loan word:
Hallux (hal′ŭs)
pl. Halluces (hal′ŭ‐sēz″)
PLANT/O
(plan‐tō)
Current: Sole (of foot), sprout or cutting, plant Ety: L. planta, ‐ae, f. sole (of foot)
fr. L. planta, a sprout, seedling
Ex:
Plantar, plantigrade
Loan word:
Planta (plănt′ă)
pl. Plantae (plăn′tē)
