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Latin in MedicineLW
A list of Latin words that are commonly used in the Medical Field
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acerbus | Sharp, harsh (to the taste) |
| Aggrediente febre (Aggr. feb.) | While the fever is coming on |
| Alternis horis | Every other hour |
| Ante cibum (AC) | Before meals |
| Brachium | Arm |
| Caput | The head |
| Contusus | Bruised |
| Coxa | The hip |
| Cras mane (CM) | Tomorrow morning |
| Da, signa (DS) | Give and sign |
| Decessus | Died, death |
| Divide in partes aequales (D. in px) | Divide into equal parts |
| Dolor | Pain |
| Emesics | Vomiting |
| Fascia lintea | A linen bandage |
| Feber (Febris) | Fever |
| Flavus | Yellow |
| Frigor | Cold |
| Fuscus | Brown, dark |
| Gradatim | By degrees, gradually |
| Hora | Hour |
| In loco frigido | In a cold place |
| Lectus | A bed |
| Luce prima (Luc. P.) | Early in the morning, dawn |
| Mane primo (MP) | Early in the morning |
| Medicinae Doctor (MD) | Doctor of Medicine |
| Infectio | Infection |
| Injectio (Inj.) | Injection |
| Jentaculum | Breakfast |
| Mora | Delay |
| Mors | Death |
| Musculus latissimus dorsi | The widest muscle of the back |
| Natus Mortuus | Stillborn |
| Mammo | Breast |
| Manu | Hand |
| Musculo | Muscle |
| Myringo | Myringa |
| Naso | Nose |
| Normo | Normal |
| Nerv | Tendon, nerve |
| Oculo | Eye |
| Ole | Small or little |
| Ossi | Bony |
| Ovario | Ovary |
| Ovo | Egg |
| Papill | Nipple |
| Papulo | Pimple, postule |
| Parvo | Small |
| Pauci | Few |
| Pelvi | Hip bone |
| Radio | Radiation |
| Re | Back, again |