MOST COMMONLY USED TERMINOLOGY


L: Latin, G: Greek ; R:Roman ; T:Turkish 

Term
Language
Root Words
Meaning
-physis
G

Growth, to grow
-ceps
L

Heads
Acetabulum
R
Acetbul/o
Vinegar cup
Acromion
G
Acromi/o
summit of the shoulder (omos)
Alveolus
L
Alveol/o
Small compartment, small cavity
Anus
L
An/o
Ring
Arachnoid
G
Arachan/o
Spider
Artery
G
Arteri/o
Air carrier
Arthro
G
Arthr/o
Joint
Atrium
L
Atri/o
Ante chamber
Brachio
L
Brahci/o
Arm
Brevis
L

Short
Buccinator/Buccal
L
Bucc/o
Cheek
Bulla
L

Bubble
Bursa
L
Burs/o
Purse
Cadaver
L

Fallen one
Calcaneus
L
Calcane/o
Heel
Capillary
L
Capillar/o
Hair
Carotid
G

Deep Sleep
Carpal
L
Carp/o
Wrist
Cauda equina
L
Caud/o
Horse's tail
Cecum
L
Cec/o
blind end
Cephal
L
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebellum
L
Cerbell/o
Little brain
Cerebrum
L
Cerbr/o
Brain
Cervix
L
Cervic/o
Neck
Syn
G

With
Chondro
G
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Chyle
G
Chyl/o
Juice
Clavicle
L
Calvicul/o
Little key
Coccyx
G
Coccyg/o
Shaped like a cuckoo's beak
Cochlea
G
Cochle/o
Snail shell
Colon
G
Col/o
Food passage
Conchae
L

Shell
Condyle
G
Condyl/o
knuckle
Coracoid
G
Corac/o
Crow
Corpora
L
Corpor/o
Bodies
Costa
L
Cost/o
Rib
Crus
L

Leg
Cuneiform
L
Cuneiform/o
Wedge-shaped
Deltoid
G

Triangle
Dens
G

Tooth
Dia
G

Between, thoroughly, passing though
Diaphragm
G

Partition
Diploe
G
Dipl/o
Double
Duodenum
L
Duoden/o
twelve (finger's breadth in length)
Dura mater
L
Dur/o
Hard mother
Epi
L

Upon
Epididymus
G
Epididym/o
Upon the testis
Epiglottis
G
Epiglott/o
Upon the tongue
Ethmoid
G
Ethmoid/o
Sieve like
Fascia
L
Fasci/o
Band
fascia lata
L

Broad band
Fimbriae
L

Fringes
Foramen
L

Apeture
Fossa
L

Pit
Fovea
L
Fove/o
Pit, depression
Frenulum
L
Frenul/o
Little bridle
Fundus
L
Fund/o
Bottom, the part opposite to or remote from an aperture
Ganglion
G
Ganglion/o
Knot
Gastrocnemius


Belly of the knee
Genu
L

Knee
Gland /glans
L

Acorn
Glenoid
G
Glen/o
Socket shape
Glossal
G
Gloss/o
Tongue
Glottis
G
Glott/o
Larynx
Gluteal
G
Glute/o
Buttock
Gonad
G
Gonad/o
Seed
Hallux
L

Great toe
Hamate
L
Hamat/o
Hook-shaped
Hernia
L
Herni/o
Sprout or shoot
Hiatus
L

Aperture
Hyoid
G

upsilon-shaped
Ilium
L
Ili/o
Flank
Incisal
L

Cut into
Incus
L

Anvil
Infundibulum
L

Funnel
Ingiunal
L
Inguin/o
Groin
Iris
L
Iris/o
Rainbow or halo
Ischium
G
Ischi/o
Hip
Isthmus
G
Isthm/o
Narrow passage
Jejunum
L
Jejun/o
Empty
Jugular
L

Yoke around throat
Labrum
L
Labr/o
Lip
Lacteal
L
Lact/o
Milk
Lamina
L
Lamin/o
Thin plate
Latissimus dorsi
L

Widest of the back
Levator
L

Lifts
Lien
L
Lein/o
Spleen
Ligament
L
Ligament/o
To bind
Lingula
L
Lingul/o
Tongue
Lumbrical
L

earthworm
Lymph
L
Lymph/o
Clear water
Malleus
L
Malleol/o
Hammer
Mandible
L
Mandibl/o
To chew
Manubrium
L
Mandri/o
Handle
Meatus
L
Meat/o
Passage
Mediastinum
L
Mediastin/o
Middle septum
Meninges
L
Mening/o
Membranes
Meniscus
L
Menisc/o
Crescent
Mesentery
L

Middle of the intestine
Mesoderm
L

Middle skin
Meta
L

Beyond
Metacarpal
L
Metacarp/o
After the wrist
Mitral
L

Bishop’s cap
Molar
L

Mill
Navicular
L
Navicul/o
Little boat
Nucha
L

Scuff of the neck
Obturator
L

Occludes
Odontoid
L
Odont/o
Tooth like
Olecranon
L
Olecran/o
Elbow head
Omentum
L
Oment/o
Veil (a fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with other abdominal organs)
Ostium
L
Osti/o
Mouth, opening
Ovary
L
Ovari/o
egg receptacle
Palpebral
L

Eyelid
Pancreas
L
Pancre/o
All flesh (no fat)
Parietal
L
Parietal/o
Wall
Parotid
L
Parotid/o
Near the ear
Patella
L
Patell/l
Little plate
Pectoral
L
pector/o
Breast
Pedicle
L
pedicul/o
Little foot
Pelvis
L
pelv/i, pelv/o
Wide basin
Penis
L

Tail hanging down
Phalanx
L
Phalang/o
Battle ranks
Phren
G
Phren/o
Diaphragm
Piriformis
L

Pear-like
Pisiform
L
Pisiform/o
Like a pea
Plexus
L
plex/o
Braid
Pollicis
L

Thumb
Porta
L

Gate
psoas
G

Muscle of the loin
Pudendal
L
Puden/o
To be ashamed
Pylorus
G
Pylor/o
Gate keeper
Quadratus
L
Qudro/o
Square
Radius
L
Radi/o
Spoke of the wheel
Ramus
L
Ram/o
Branch
Rectus
L
Rect/o
Straight
Sacrum
L
Sacr/o
Sacred
Sagittal
L

Arrow
Salpinx
G
Salping/o
Tube
Scalene
G

Triangle with unequal side
Scaphoid
G
Scaphoid/o
Rowboat like
Sclera
G
Scler/o
Hard
Scrotum
G
Scrot/o
Bag of skin
Sella turcica
T

Saddle
Septum
L
Sept/o
Fence
Serratus
L
Serrat/o
Saw
Sesamoid (Sesame+oid)
G
Sesam/o
Sesame seed like
Sigmoid (Sigma+oid)
G
Sigmoid/o
Like an S
Sinus
L
Sin/o
Hollow out
Skeleton
G
skelet/o
Dried up
Sphenoid
G
Sphenoid/o
Wedge-like
Sphincter
G

Strangle
Stapes
L
Stap/o
Stirrup
Styloid
G
Styl/o
Pillar-like
Sura
L

Calf
Suture
L

Stitch
Symphysis
G

Grown together
tectum/tegmen
L

Roof
Tendon
L
Ten/o, tendin/o
Stretch out
Tentorium
L

Tent
Teres
L

Round
Testis


Witness
Thyroid
G
Thyr/o,
Thyroid/o
Like a shield
Tibia
L
Tibi/o
Flute
Trabecula
L
Trabecul/o
Wooden beam
Trochlea
L
Trochle/o
Pulley
Tubercle
L

Bump
Tympanic
L
Tympan/o
Drum
Ulna
L
Uln/o
Elbow
Uncinate
L

Hook-shaped
Ureter, Urethra
G
Ureter/o,
Urether/o
To make water
Uterus
L
Uter/o
Leather water bottle
Uvula
L
Uvul/o
Little grape
Vagina
L
Vagin/o
Sheath of the sword
Vagus
L
Vag/o
Wandering
Vas
L
Vas/o
Vessel
Ventricle
L
Ventricu/o
Little belly
Viscera
L
Vicer/o
Soft parts
Vomer
L

Plough share
Xiphoid
L
Xiph/o, xiph/i
Sword
Zygoma
L
Zyg/o
Union, junction, pair, yoke, tied together



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