Basic medical terminology 4



Questions
—What case is the noun in the state of dependency in? And how is it usually translated into
English?
¡genitive case
¡eg. fractura costae = fracture of a rib
—What is called “prepositional phrase”?
¡phrase following a preposition
¡eg. post fracturam costae
—Based on what should the adjective be connected to the noun?
¡based on the gender of the noun
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What is the correct adjective for the noun in the triangle?
pollex
crus
dexter
dextra
dextrum
dextra
dextrum
dexter
dextrum
dextra
dexter
radius

Arteriae

Artheria thoracica interna

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Rhaphe


Cristae



Lineae



Fracturae



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•Name structures in Latin

1. Tibia dextra, 2. Costae verae, 3. clavicula dextra, 4. ulna dextra, 5. mandibula sinistra, 6.
fibula dextra, 7. spina scapulae dextrae, 8. vertebrae thoracicae

Ordinal numerals 1-12
—Primus, a, um
—Secundus, a, um
—Tertius, a, um
—Quartus, a, um
—Quintus, a, um
—Sextus, a, um
—Septimus, a, um
—Octavus, a, um
—Nonus, a, um
—Decimus, a, um
—Undecimus, a, um
—Duodecimus, a, um
•costa spuria prima
•vertebra thoracica secunda
•costa vera tertia
•vertebra coccygea quarta
•costa vera quinta
•vertebra thoracica sexta
•costa vera septima
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•vertebra thoracica duodecima

Costae
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Costa vera sinistra
Costae verae
Costa spuria sinistra
Costae spuriae
Incisurae costarum
Costa quarta
Costa tertia
Costa secunda
Costa prima

2nd declension - overview
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Gen. sg. –I
Gender M (F)/N
Nouns of the female gender in this declension are exceptions
Nom. sg. –US/-ER/-OS
Gender M (F)
Nom. sg. –UM/-ON
Gender N

Nephros
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•The paradigm nephros is for masculine words of Greek origin.
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•The only difference is the ending -os in nom. sg. and -on in acc. sg.
•-os
•-on

Neuter gender nouns
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There are some rules which apply for all  Latin nouns of the neuter gender.
1)They have the same ending in the nominative and accusative cases.
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2)In nom. pl. their endings end in –a
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3)Since rule n. 1 can be applied, they end in -a even in acc. pl.
•-a
•-a
•-a
•-a
•-um
•-um
-on
-on

—fractura  + radius, ii, m; nasus, i, m.; sternum, i, n.
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—post + morbus, i, m. =disease
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—in (where) + oculus, i, m.; organum, i, n.

Homework
ØFinish handout 4 and bring it to the lecture
ØLearn the vocabulary in handout 4
ØPrint handout five and bring it to the lecture
ØBring the textbook