Latin-English Anatomy Dictionary

- A -

abdōmen, ĭnis n

abdomen

accessorĭus, a, um

additional

acromĭon, i n

shoulder appendix

ala, ae f

wing

alāris, e

alar

alveolāris, e

alveolar

alveŏlus, i m

alveole

anatomĭcus, a, um

anatomical

angŭlus, i m

angle

anterĭor, ĭus

anterior, front

antrum, i n

cavity

anulāris, e

ring-shaped

aorta, ae f

main artery of body

aortĭcus, a, um

aortic, aortal

apertūra, ae f

aperture, opening

apex, ĭcis m

apex, top, tip

appendix, īcis f

process, appendix

aquaeductus, us m

water duct

arbor, ōris f

arbor

arcus, us m

arch

arterĭa, ae f

artery

arteriōsus, a, um

arterial

articulāris, e

articular

articulatĭo, ōnis f

joint

atrĭum, i n

first chamber of the heart (atrium)

auriculāris, e

auricular

auris, is f

ear

- B -

basis, is f

base

bifurcatĭo, ōnis f

bifurcation

brachĭum, i n

upper arm

brevis, e

short

bulbus, i m

bulb

bursa, ae f

pouch, sac

- C -

canalicŭlus, i m

small canal

canālis, is m

canal

capillāris, e

capillary

capsŭla, ae f

capsule, membrane or saclike structure

caput, ĭtis n

head

cardiăcus, a, um

cardiac

carotĭcus, a, um

carotid

cartilāgo, ĭnis f

cartilage

cavernōsus, a, um

cavernous

cavĭtas, ātis f

cavity

cavum, i n

cavity

cavus, a, um

caval, hollow

centrālis, e

central

cerebellum, i n

cerebellum

cerěbrum, i n

brain

cervicālis, e

cervical

cervix, īcis f

neck

chiasma, ătis n

chiasm

chorda, ae f

cord

ciliāris, e

ciliary

cingŭlum, i n

girdle

coccygēus, a, um

coccygeal

coccyx, ýgis m

coccyx, coccygeal bone

cochlěa, ae f

cochlea

cochleāris, e

cochlear

collum, i n

neck

columna, ae f

column

composĭtus, a, um

complex

concha, ae f

concha

cor, cordis n

heart

cornu, us n

horn; horn-shaped process

coronarĭus, a, um

coronary

corpus, ŏris n

body

cortex, ĭcis m

cortex

costa, ae f

rib

costālis, e

costal

craniālis, e

cranial

cranĭum, i n

skull

crista, ae f

crest

crus, cruris n

leg, crus

cutaněus, a, um

cutaneous

cutis, is f

skin

- D -

dens, dentis m

tooth

• dens canīnus

canine, cuspid tooth

• dens decidŭus

milk tooth

• dens incisīvus

incisor tooth

• dens molāris

molar tooth

• dens premolāris

premolar tooth

• dens sapientĭae

wisdom tooth

(dens serotĭnus)

dentālis, e

dental

dexter, tra, trum

right

digĭtus, i m

finger; toe

dorsālis, e

dorsal

dorsum, i n

back

ductus, us m

duct

durus, a, um

hard, solid

- E -

encephălon, i n

brain

ethmoidālis, e

sieve-shaped

extensor, ōris m

extensor

- F -

facĭes, ēi f

face, surface

fascĭa, ae f

fascia

fibrōsus, a, um

fibrous

fibŭla, ae f

fibula, splint-bone

fibulāris, e

fibular

fissūra, ae f

fissure, narrow slit

flavus, a, um

yellow

flexor, ōris m

flexor

forāmen, ĭnis n

opening

fornix, ĭcis m

fornix, arc

fossa, ae f

shallow depression or cavity

fověa, ae f

small pit or depression

foveŏla, ae f

foveola

frontālis, e

frontal

- G -

gallus, i m cock

ganglĭon, i n

nervous node

gaster, tris f

stomach

gastrĭcus, a, um

gastric

glandŭla, ae f

gland

glomus, ěris n

glome, glomus

- H -

hepar, ătis n

liver

horizontālis, e

horizontal

hyoiděus, a, um

sublingual, hypoglossal

- I -

iliăcus, a, um

iliac

impressĭo, ōnis f

impression

incisīvus, a, um

incisive, cutting, sharp

incisūra, ae f

incisure, slit or notch

inferĭor, ĭus

lower

interalveolāris, e

interalveolar

intercostālis, e

intercostal

interglobulāris, e

interglobular

interlobulāris, e

interlobular

internus, a, um

internal

interradiculāris, e

interradicular

interspinōsus, a, um

interspinal

- J -

jugulāris, e

jugular

jugum, i n

eminence

- L -

labĭum, i n

lip

labyrinthus, i m

labyrinth

lamĭna, ae f

plate

laterālis, e

lateral

latissĭmus, a, um

widest

lien, ēnis m

spleen

ligamentum, i n

ligament

liněa, ae f

line

lingua, ae f

tongue, language

linguālis, e

lingual

lobātus, a, um

lobulose, lobulous, lobulated

lobus, i m

lobe

longissĭmus, a, um

longest

longitudinālis, e

longitudinal, lengthwise

longus, a, um

long

lumbālis, e

lumbar

lymphatĭcus, a, um

lymphatic

- M -

magnus, a, um

large, great

major, jus

large

mamma, ae f

mammary gland

mandibŭla, ae f

lower jaw

mandibulāris, e

mandibular

massa, ae f

mass

masseterĭcus, a, um

masticatory, chewing

mastoiděus, a, um

mammiform

mater, tris f

membrane of brain or spinal cord

maxilla, ae f

upper jaw

maxĭmus, a, um

largest

meātus, us m

passage

mediālis, e

medial

medĭus, a, um

middle

medulla ossĭum

(bone) marrow

medulla, ae f

medulla

membrāna, ae f

membrane

membranacěus, a, um

membranous

membrum, i n

member, extremity

mentālis, e

mental

minĭmus, a, um

smallest

minor, us

small

mobĭlis, e

mobile

molāris, e

molar

muscŭlus, i m

muscle

- N -

nasālis, e

nasal

nasus, i m

nose

nervōsus, a, um

nervous

nervus, i m

nerve

nodŭlus, i m

nodulus

nodus, i m

node

nomen, ĭnis n

name

nucha, ae f

nape of neck

nuclěus, i m

spheroid body within a cell

- O -

oblīquus, a, um

oblique

occipitālis, e

occipital

optĭcus, a, um

optic, visual

orbĭta, ae f

eye-socket

orbitālis, e

orbital

os, oris n

mouth

os, ossis n

bone

ossěus, a, um

bony

ostĭum, i n

mouth, aperture, opening

ovālis, e

oval

- P -

palatīnus, a, um

palatine

palātum, i n

palate

palpěbra, ae f

eyelid

pancrěas, ătis n

pancreas

papilla, ae f

papilla

parĭes, ētis m

wall

parietālis, e

parietal

pars, partis f

part

parvus, a, um

little, small

pectorālis, e

pectoral

pedicŭlus, i m

pedicle, small foot

pelvis, is f

pelvis

peron(a)eus, a, um

fibular

petrōsus, a, um

stony

pharyngēus, a, um

pharyngeal

pharynx, ýngis m

pharynx

pius, a, um

soft

pleurālis, e

pleural

plexus, us m

network; chiefly of veins and nerves

plica, ae f

fold

porta, ae f

entry

posterĭor, ĭus

back

processus, us m

process; appendix

profundus, a, um

deep

pterygoiděus, a, um

wing-shaped, pterygoid

pulmo, ōnis m

lung

pulmonālis, e

pulmonary

pylorĭcus, e

pyloric

- R -

raphe, es f raphe

radĭus, i m

thicker and shorter bone of forearm

radix, īcis f

root, radix

ramus, i m

branch

rectālis, e

rectal

regĭo, ōnis f

region

ren, renis m

kidney

renālis, e

renal

retīna, ae f

retina

retinacŭlum, i n

retinaculum

rotundus, a, um

round

ruber, bra, brum

red

- S -

sagittālis, e

sagital

sanguiněus, a, um

bloody, sanguiferous

sanguis, ĭnis m

blood

scalēnus, a, um

stairs-shaped

scapŭla, ae f

shoulder blade

sella, ae f

saddle

semilunāris, e

semilunar

septum, i n

partition, dividing wall

serrātus, a, um

serrate

simplex, ĭcis

simple

sinister, tra, trum

left

sinus, us m

hollow curvature or cavity

sinusoiděus, a, um

sinusoid

skelěton, i n

skeleton

spatĭum, i n

space

sphenoidālis, e

wedge-shaped, sphenoid

spina, ae f

spine

spinālis, e

spinal

spinōsus, a, um

spinous

sternālis, e

sternal

stroma, ătis n

stroma

sublinguālis, e

sublingual

sulcus, i m

furrow or groove

superficiālis, e

superficial

superĭor, ĭus

higher, upper

suprēmus, a, um

highest

sutūra, ae f

suture; line of junction

synchondrōsis, is f

synchondrosis

synoviālis, e

synovial

systēma, ătis n

system

- T -

talus, i m

ankle bone, talus

tegmen, ĭnis n

roof

temporālis, e

temporal

tendo, ĭnis m

tendon

thoracĭcus, a, um

thoracic

thorax, ācis m

chest

thymus, i m

thymus

thyreoiděus, a, um

thyroid

tibĭa, ae f

shinebone, larger of two bones of leg

tibiālis, e

tibial

tonsilla, ae f

tonsil

transversus, a, um

transverse

trigeminālis, e

trigeminal

trochanter, ēris m

trochanter

trochleāris, e

trochlear

truncus, i m

trunk

tuber, ěris n

large rounded swelling

tubercŭlum, i n

tubercle; small rounded swelling

tuberosĭtas, ātis f

tuberosity

tympanĭcus, a, um

tympanic

tympănum, i n

tympanum

- V -

vagīna, ae f

sheath, vagina

valvŭla, ae f

small valva; valve

vas, vasis n

vessel

vena, ae f

vein

venōsus, a, um

venous

vertěbra, ae f

vertebra

vertebrālis, e

vertebral

vestibŭlum, i n

vestibule

vita, ae f

life

vomer, ěris m

vomer

- Z -

zygomatĭcus, a, um

zygomatic