BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
4th and 5th declension


4th decl.:
-US, US, M.    or   -U, US/N. (only genu and cornu)
TYPICAL ENDING -tus, -xus, -sus
artus, us, m. Abl. Pl. artubus
arcus, us, m. arcubus
manus, us, f.
acus, us, f.
5th decl.:
-ES, EI, F.
species, erum, f.

How can you decline nouns ending in –us?
Decide the declension of the following nouns:
ulcus
infarctus
longus
nasus
morbus
fetus
vulnus
uterus
crus
sinus

canalis = a narrow tubular passage or channel, e.g. optic canal
ductus = a passage with well-defined walls, esp. for the passage of excretion or secretion
https://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/181/flashcards/305181/jpg/basalis_int_opt_canal-142DE1F807
7645E8438.jpg https://my.clevelandclinic.org/ccf/media/Images/HIC/LIVER2.GIF?la=en
optic canal ?
common bile duct ?

sinus =  a cavity in bone, esp. the pair cavities in the facial part of skull
1 frontal sinuses
2 ethmoid sinuses
3 sphenoid sinus
4 maxillary sinuses
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Paranasal_sinuses_numbers.svg/400px-Parana
sal_sinuses_numbers.svg.png http://c0018279.cdn1.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/c534.jpg
transverse sinus of pericardium?

cavitas = a cavity of organs or the regions of body
caverna = a cavity with many interconnected chambers; a pathological cavity caused by the decay of
tissues, e.g. cavernae tuberculosae

http://img.tfd.com/mk/C/X2604-C-23A.png
http://gsdl.bvs.sld.cu/greenstone/collect/clnicos/index/assoc/HASHcd81.dir/cap16_fig16.5a.png

Sensus humani:
visus ~ auditus ~ olfactus ~ tactus ~  gustus
http://www.allthetests.com/quiz25/picture/pic_1212359139_3.jpg
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http://www.zsskolnikaplice.cz/files/zaci/web9/web2010/machack/files/hmat1234.jpg
http://inscribe.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Sour-taste.jpg

Pulsus…
parvus    tardus   celer     bigeminus


Habitus…
= a general body type or constitution of a person; posture or position of the body
http://www.purposegames.com/images/games/background/134/134858.jpg
      a)           b)             c) d)
A hypersthenicus
B sthenicus
C hyposthenicus
D asthenicus
*Gr. sthenos = strength
Which of these is the average/normal?

Morsus…
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m. canis
à Create diagnoses according to the pictures!
m. serpentis

Scabies
 (Lat. scabere = to scratch)
= a contagious skin disease caused by a tiny mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) laying eggs under the skin,
the characteristic itching is caused by the reaction to the feces of the mite
grey ointment against scabies?
http://www.women-info.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/scabies-3-257x300.jpg

Rabies
= an acute viral disease (a virus of the family Rhabdoviridae) of the central nervous system
transmitted through saliva from the bite of an infected animal, it is also called hydrophobia
because of the typical symptom of the disease; the symptoms include extreme thirst, fever,
depression, confusion, hard swallowing, muscle spasms, sensitivity to touch, light or loud noise;
if not prevented, it is almost always fatal
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bowwowtimes/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rabies.jpg
http://cdn.timesofisrael.com/uploads/2014/09/shutterstock_201433343-e1410091725478.jpg
death due to rabies after the bite of an animal?
r. silvatica
r. domestica

http://www.lsm-verlag.de/blick/blkface/face/dehydrat.jpg
facies Hippocratica / facies abdominalis
The facial expression produced in the by impending death or long illness (accompanied by pain),
excessive evacuations, excessive hunger, and the like, e.g.by peritonitis (inflammation of
peritoneum) or cholera. Its synonym is facies abdominalis.
The nose is sharp, the eyes sunken, the temples fallen in, the ears cold and drawn in and their
lobes distorted, the skin of the face hard, stretched and dry, and the colour of the face pale or
dusky.

valgus
     x
varus
http://murtagh.fhost.com.au/html/practice_tips/picspt/9780070158986_001_308.jpg
state after the operation of a toe twisted inwards of the left foot?
?? ??
http://www.medicalinfo.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hallux_valgus_prae_abb1.jpg

Genu valgum, genu varum

in situ…
morbus ischemicus cordis, cardiostimulator in situ
tumor mammae l. sin., implantatus in situ
tear wound of the head, a foreign body in the place (of the wound)?
cancer of the large intestine, carcinoma in its (original) place?
x
metastases of the tumor towards the liver?

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Plexus…
uterine venous network?
http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/560729-426-41.jpg
deep lymphatic network?
state after the excision of a lymphatic node due to carcinoma?

Meatus…
= an opening or passage, esp. one leading to the body surface, external opening of a canal
https://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/181/flashcards/305181/jpg/external_auditory_meatus13529404
41219-142DDEEB9552437179B.jpg
medial meatus of the nose?
nasopharyngeal meatus?
external acoustic meatus?
http://www.uni-mainz.de/FB/Medizin/Anatomie/makro1/nas004.gif

Meatus acusticus externus

Status…
post operationem --->
propter asthma  --->
propter epilepsiam --->
-ivus -icus

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fasci _ _ _  pectoralis
sin_ _ _  lactifer_ _ _
duct_ _ _  lactifer_ _ _
ligament_ _ _  suspensori_ _ _ mamm_ _ _
lob_ _ _  glandul_ _ _ mammari_ _ _
lobul_ _ _  glandul_ _ _ mammari_ _ _
corpus  adipos_ _ _ mamm_ _ _
cost_ _ _  ver_ _ _ septim_ _ _

The breast is the tissue overlying muscles of chest. Women's breasts are made of specialized tissue
producing milk (a few days after the delivery) as well as of fatty tissue.
The milk-producing part of the breast is organized into 15 to 20 lobes. Within each are smaller
structures, called lobules, where milk is produced. The milk travels through a network of tiny
tubes called ducts. The ducts connect and come together into larger ducts, which eventually exit
the skin in the nipple. The dark area of skin surrounding the nipple and covered with small
tubercles is called the areola.
Connective tissue and ligaments provide support to the breast and give it its shape (but it also
depends on other factors, e.g. number of pregnancies); nerves provide sensation. The breast also
contains blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and lymphatic nodes.

Common breasts diseases: breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, breast cyst, fat necrosis and
mastitis.

Handout, na zapisovanie slov do tabuľky// na druhej strane obrázok z nasledujúceho slajdu

Give the nom. sg. form
•carie       infarctu           unguenti           dentes
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•pulmonum    pleuritidem   gargarismate     specierum
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•temporibus          labio           morsum        arcuum
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•ligamenta      scabiem       thoracis
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•laminarum       scatulis       tractu       neuroseos
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•dyspnoes     encephalo     cornua
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•valgus, a, um       dolorosus, a, um    profundus, a, um
in genibus
dolor genus
in genua
dolor genuum
in genu
genua
sanatio decubitus
prope decubitus
sub decubitu
sanatio decubituum
sub decubitibus
prope decubitum
propter cariem
therapia carierum
sub carie
therapia cariei
sub cariebus
propter caries
Identify the case; add the correct form of adjective

Put the phrase in brackets in a correct form after the 1st word
•Patiens cum + (genua valga)
•Arcus + (vertebrae thoracicae)
•Causa + (obstructio venae)
•Effectus + (gargarisma novum)
•Sanatio + (decubitus profundus)
•Collapsus + (systema circulatorium)
•Status post+ (canities praematura)
-ibus, -is
-arum, -arum
-is, -ae
-is, -i
-us, -i
-is, -i
-em, -am

Connect with preposition UN6/T6
•ex + dies
•post + infarctus acutus
•propter + partus praematurus
•sub + plexus venosus uterinus
•in + decursus morbi
•ad + usus internus
•ante + processus spinosus
•pro + decubitus dolorosi
•sine + effectus malus
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⇢ex die
⇢post infarctum acutum
⇢propter partum praematurum
⇢sub plexu venoso uterino
⇢in decursu morbi
⇢ad usum internum
⇢ante processum spinosum
⇢pro decubitibus dolorosis
⇢sine effectu malo
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Solve the crossword
1.The cyst of the right ovary
2.Fossa of the hollow vein
3.Small lobes of the testis
4.Narrowing of the gallbladder
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5. Removal of the benign tumor
6. Healing of the torn wound
7. Death during the delivery
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Select terms that belong to certain sense, translate
tactus ¢ gustus ¢ auditus ¢ visus ¢ olfactus
cortex et epithelium lentis
cartilago meatus acustici
musculus tensor tympani
caliculus gustatorius
auris interna
labyrinthus osseus
glandulae cutis
pars caeca retinae
papilla foliata
musculus sphincter pupillae
pars olfactoria tunicae mucosae nasi
calcar sclerae
nervus opticus
terminationes nervorum
pili et capilli

Priradiť k jednotl. Zmyslovým orgánom, možno obmebiť pomocou slovička structura +

Abscessus
1.causae ________________
2.________________ ductus choledochi
3.excisio ________________ dolorosi ani
4.operatio meatus acustici sine ________________ secundario
5.________________ secundarii in vulneribus operativis
6.status post ________________ encephali
7.operatio propter ________________ tubarum uterinarum
8.gravida cum ________________ dentium
is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body, it may occur in any kind of
solid tissue (lungs, brain, teeth, kidneys and tonsils), but most frequently appears on skin
abscessus (4x)¢ abscessuum ¢ abscessum¢ abscessu ¢ abscessibus

Identifikujte pád a číslo

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epilepticus, a, um
asthmaticus, a, um
postoperativus, a, um
externus, a, um
internus, a, um
pallidus, a, um
Hippocraticus, a, um
gastricus, a, um
diaphragmaticus, a, um
aethylicus, a, um
praematurus, a, um
complicatus, a, um
primus, a, um
dolorosus, a, um
maturus, a, um
profundus, a, um dolorosus, a, um
aromaticus, a, um urologicus, a, um
antiasthmaticus, a, um
varus, a, um valgus, a, um
dexter, a, um
sinister, a, um
Find a suitable group of adjectives for each of the listed nouns
genu decubitus         partus       facies
usus status   species pulsus
tardus, a, um
durus, a, um
rarus, a, um

Before the end of 28th week of pregnancy
Before the end of 38th week of pregnancy
Before the end of 42nd week of pregnancy
After the
end of 42nd week of the pregnancy
During the 6-8 weeks after the delivery
PUERPERIUM
PARTUS SEROTINUS
PARTUS PRAEMATURUS
ABORTUS
PARTUS MATURUS
1.Graviditas tubaria extrauterina l. dx., Interruptio★ graviditatis.
2.
2.Haematoma vaginae post partum spontaneum★.
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3.Funiculus umbilicalis★ circum abdomen fetus.
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4.Ruptura parietis vaginae l. sin. intra partum, Sutura parietis.
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5.Abortus propter defectum★ congenitum fetus.
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6.Prolapsus pedum fetus in vaginam. Sectio caesarea acuta.
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7.Metastases ovarii l. utr., Status post CA mammae l. sin., Prognosis mala
8.Psychosis puerperalis★ matris
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Form phrases from words in boxes
and translate them into English
        cum    et partus

anaesthesia
praematura
caesarea      sectione
acutae    cavitatem
haemorrhagiae
abdominis         ad       causa
sanatio       lacteorum
cariebus
dentium cum
operationem       status
propter  femoris
lateris                   fracturam post     cervicis        dextri

Derive adjectives using endings
-alis, e or -aris, e
•costa/ cost- + alis ⇢  costalis, e
•femur / femor- + alis, e ⇢ femoralis, e
•musculus/ muscul-  + aris, e ⇢  muscularis, e
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•dorsum intestinum cervix       labium
•facies nasus pulmo       viscera
•apex digitus margo      medulla
•rectum orbita maxilla pectus
•ren patella vagina tonsilla
•sternum abdomen frons paries
•superficies vestibulum spina bronchus