Basic medical terminology 3



Read and explain your pronunciation
•Musculus latissimus dorsi
•Pars respiratoria tunicae mucosae nasi
•Vena aquaeductus cochleae
•Hiatus oesophageus
•Protuberantia occipitalis externa
•Myometrium
•Nucleus rhapes medianus
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Read and guess the meaning
•Corpus humanum e capite, collo, trunco, membris constat. Corpus hominis quattuor membra habet: duo
membra superiora et duo membra inferiora. Membrum superius ex brachio, cubito, antebrachio, manu et
digitis manus constat. Membrum inferius femur, genu, crus et pedem continet. Collum caput cum
trunco corporis iungit, ubi viscera locata sunt. Partes trunci sunt: thorax, abdomen, pelvis. In
cavitate thoracis cor et pulmones sunt.
•Medicamenta in organismum humanum viis variis introducuntur: per os, per rectum, sub linguam, sub
cutem, intra musculos.

Questions
•What case expresses the state of dependency?
•How is it usually translated into English?
•What cases are used with prepositions in medical terminology?
•Are there any prepositions connected with two cases?
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Noun(s) in apposition
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A
B
C
D
E
F

Prepositions
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Read and guess the meaning
•Corpus humanum e capite, collo, trunco, membris constat. Corpus hominis quattuor membra habet: duo
membra superiora et duo membra inferiora. Membrum superius ex brachio, cubito, antebrachio, manu et
digitis manus constat. Membrum inferius femur, genu, crus et pedem continet. Collum caput cum
trunco corporis iungit, ubi viscera locata sunt. Partes trunci sunt: thorax, abdomen, pelvis. In
cavitate thoracis cor et pulmones sunt.
•Medicamenta in organismum humanum viis variis introducuntur: per os, per rectum, sub linguam, sub
cutem, intra musculos.

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Overview of the 1st declension
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•Paradigm VENA : -a/-ae; > F
•Paradigm DIABETES : -es/-ae; M
•Paradigm SYSTOLE: -e/-es; F
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•Plural forms
•Diabetes singular forms

Adjectives
•Function : to qualify a noun
•Forms : Alternate to reflect the gender, number and case of the noun
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•Gender > Male (m.) > Female (f.) > Neuter (n.)
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Adjectives of the 1st and 2nd declension
•Magnus, a, um
•Magnus  magna  magnum
•     m.             f.       n.
m.
•coxa cervix
•oculus sulcus
•crus arcus
•bucca metatarsus
•fibula hallux
•Dexter, a, um
•Dexter  dextra dextrum
•     m. f.     n.
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•coxa cervix
•oculus sulcus
•crus arcus
•bucca metatarsus
•fibula hallux