{"id":126,"date":"2016-08-01T19:59:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T23:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots2\/?post_type=chapter&p=126"},"modified":"2016-11-30T16:41:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T21:41:51","slug":"%c2%a7140-a-polyglot-guide-to-human-anatomy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/greeklatinroots2\/chapter\/%c2%a7140-a-polyglot-guide-to-human-anatomy\/","title":{"raw":"\u00a7140. A Polyglot Guide to Human Anatomy","rendered":"\u00a7140. A Polyglot Guide to Human Anatomy"},"content":{"raw":"

The following lexicon should not be taken too seriously. It is a rough-and-ready attempt to match up names of human body parts and organs in English, Greek,[footnote] <\/a> The Greek transliterations use \u03ba > c and \u03c7 > ch, so that the words may be more easily recognized.[\/footnote] and Latin. Any serious effort to learn anatomical and medical terminology should be a task of many weeks, even months; a two-page summary can only provide a glimpse of what is required. Nevertheless, it is remarkable how few specialized roots one needs to learn, after a course of this kind, in order to manage quite well in recognizing\u2014if not fully understanding\u2014highly technical medical terms.<\/p>\r\n

You will see at once that some of the words below are seldom if ever used in scientific discourse; those forms are provided merely for the sake of comparison.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
A. T<\/b>he Head and Mouth<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nNOUN<\/td>\r\nADJECTIVE<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
E<\/td>\r\nskull<\/i><\/td>\r\nG<\/td>\r\ncranion<\/td>\r\nL<\/td>\r\n> cranium<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nhead<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ncephal\u0113<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ncaput<\/b>, capit-<\/b><\/td>\r\ncapitalis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nbrain<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nencephalos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nc<\/strong>erebrum<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\ncerebralis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\neye<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nophthalmos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\no<\/strong>culus<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\nocularis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\near<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u014dt-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\naur-is<\/b><\/td>\r\nauralis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nnose<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nrhin-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nna<\/b>sus<\/b><\/td>\r\nnasalis<\/b>[footnote] From the Latin verb olfacere<\/strong> (\u201csmell\u201d) is derived the English adjective olfactory.<\/em>[\/footnote]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nmouth<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nstom(at)-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nos<\/b>, or-is<\/b><\/td>\r\noralis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nlip<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ncheil-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nlabium<\/b><\/td>\r\nlabialis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\ntooth<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nodont-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ndens<\/b>, dent-is<\/b><\/td>\r\ndentalis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\ngum<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ngingiva<\/b><\/td>\r\ngingivalis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\ntongue<\/i><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ngl\u014dssa<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nlingua<\/b><\/td>\r\nlingualis<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
B. The Digestive System<\/strong> (the alimentary canal < L alere<\/strong>, \"nourish\")<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
E<\/td>\r\nthroat, gullet<\/td>\r\nG<\/td>\r\n(o)eso-phag-us<\/strong><\/td>\r\nL<\/td>\r\ngula<\/strong> (non-medical)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nbelly, maw<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ngast\u0113r, gastr-\r\nstomachos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nventr-<\/strong> (dim. ventriculum<\/strong>)\r\n> stomachus<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nsmall intestine\r\n(\"innards\")<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nenteron (< entos)<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nintestinum <\/strong>(< intus<\/strong>)\r\nduodenum<\/strong> (\"12\" [fingers])\r\njejunum <\/strong>(\"hungry\")\r\nileum<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nliver<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nh\u0113pat-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\njecur<\/strong> (non-medical)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\npancreas<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\npancreat- (\"all flesh\")<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nlarge intestine<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nc\u014dlon (orig. \"limb\")\r\npr\u014dctos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nc(a)ecum<\/b> (\u201cblind\u201d) +[colon<\/b>]\r\nrectum<\/strong> (\"straight\") + anus<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

At the risk of appearing scatological<\/i>, we can deal briefly with the end product (or by-product) of the alimentary canal. The old English word shit<\/i> has an etymology that links it with the Greek root \u03c3\u03c7\u03b9\u03b6- (\u201csplit\u201d), source of E schism<\/i>, schist<\/i>, and schizophrenia<\/i>. Greek \u03c3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c1, \u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4-\u03bf\u03c2 (whence scatological<\/i>) may be matched with Latin excrementum<\/b>; the words for animal dung were \u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 and stercus<\/b>. (Some mushrooms may be described as coprophilic<\/i>, and disgusting speech is known as coprolalia<\/i> \u2014\u201cdung talk.\u201d) E feces, <\/i>now a standard technical term for excrement, is derived from a Latin word that had nothing to do with excretion: L faeces<\/b> (\u201cwine-dregs\u201d) still meant \u201cdregs\u201d or \u201csediment\u201d in English until 1639. Etymologically speaking, therefore, defecate<\/i> means \u201cto get the dregs out.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
C. The Respiratory System<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
E<\/td>\r\nbreath\r\nbreathe<\/td>\r\nG<\/td>\r\npneum(at)-\r\npne-<\/td>\r\nL<\/td>\r\nspiritus\r\nrespirare, respiratus<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nthroat<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\npharynx, pharyng-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nvoice-box<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nlarynx, laryng-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nwindpipe<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ntrachea<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\n2 tubes<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nbronchi<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nbronchi-ole<\/strong> (mod. dim.)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nlung<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\npneum\u014dn-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\npulmo, pulmon-is<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
D. The Circulatory System (cardiovascular)<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
E<\/td>\r\nheart<\/td>\r\nG<\/td>\r\ncardia<\/td>\r\nL<\/td>\r\ncor<\/b>, cord-is<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nblood<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nh(a)em(at)-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nsanguis<\/b>, sanguin-is<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nvessel<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nangeion (> angi-)<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nvas<\/b> (dim. vasculum<\/b>)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nartery<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nart\u0113ria<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nvein<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nphlebs, phleb-os<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nvena<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nclot<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nthrombos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
E. The Urinary-Reproductive System (urogenital)<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
E<\/td>\r\nkidney<\/td>\r\nG<\/td>\r\nnephros<\/td>\r\nL<\/td>\r\nrenes<\/b> (plural)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nbladder<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ncyst-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nvesica<\/b> (dim. vesicle<\/i> = cyst<\/i>)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nurine<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nouron (> ur-)<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nurina<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
male:<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\ntesticle<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\norchid-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ntestis\r\n<\/b>(pl. testes<\/b>; dim. testiculus<\/b>)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\npenis<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nphallos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\npenis<\/strong> (vulg. mentula<\/strong>, F.)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nsperm<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nsperm(at)-\r\ngonos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nsemen\r\n<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nvas deferens<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
female:<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nbreast<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nmastos (M.)<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nmamma<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\negg<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\noon<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\novum<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\novary<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\noophoron<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\novarium<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nwomb<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nhystera<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nuterus<\/strong> (M.); also matrix<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nvagina<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ncolpos<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nvagina <\/strong>(\"sheath,\" \"scabbard\")\r\n[vulg. cunnus<\/strong>, M.]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nmonth<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nm\u0113n-<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nmensis<\/strong>, plural menses<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\nmonthly<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nmenstruum\r\n<\/strong>(> menstru-are<\/strong>)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n ","rendered":"

The following lexicon should not be taken too seriously. It is a rough-and-ready attempt to match up names of human body parts and organs in English, Greek,[1]<\/sup><\/a> and Latin. Any serious effort to learn anatomical and medical terminology should be a task of many weeks, even months; a two-page summary can only provide a glimpse of what is required. Nevertheless, it is remarkable how few specialized roots one needs to learn, after a course of this kind, in order to manage quite well in recognizing\u2014if not fully understanding\u2014highly technical medical terms.<\/p>\n

You will see at once that some of the words below are seldom if ever used in scientific discourse; those forms are provided merely for the sake of comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A. T<\/b>he Head and Mouth<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\nNOUN<\/td>\nADJECTIVE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E<\/td>\nskull<\/i><\/td>\nG<\/td>\ncranion<\/td>\nL<\/td>\n> cranium<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nhead<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\ncephal\u0113<\/td>\n<\/td>\ncaput<\/b>, capit-<\/b><\/td>\ncapitalis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nbrain<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\nencephalos<\/td>\n<\/td>\nc<\/strong>erebrum<\/b><\/span><\/td>\ncerebralis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\neye<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\nophthalmos<\/td>\n<\/td>\no<\/strong>culus<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nocularis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\near<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u014dt-<\/td>\n<\/td>\naur-is<\/b><\/td>\nauralis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nnose<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\nrhin-<\/td>\n<\/td>\nna<\/b>sus<\/b><\/td>\nnasalis<\/b>[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nmouth<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\nstom(at)-<\/td>\n<\/td>\nos<\/b>, or-is<\/b><\/td>\noralis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nlip<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\ncheil-<\/td>\n<\/td>\nlabium<\/b><\/td>\nlabialis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ntooth<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\nodont-<\/td>\n<\/td>\ndens<\/b>, dent-is<\/b><\/td>\ndentalis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ngum<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\ngingiva<\/b><\/td>\ngingivalis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ntongue<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\ngl\u014dssa<\/td>\n<\/td>\nlingua<\/b><\/td>\nlingualis<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
B. The Digestive System<\/strong> (the alimentary canal < L alere<\/strong>, “nourish”)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E<\/td>\nthroat, gullet<\/td>\nG<\/td>\n(o)eso-phag-us<\/strong><\/td>\nL<\/td>\ngula<\/strong> (non-medical)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nbelly, maw<\/td>\n<\/td>\ngast\u0113r, gastr-
\nstomachos<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nventr-<\/strong> (dim. ventriculum<\/strong>)
\n> stomachus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nsmall intestine
\n(“innards”)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nenteron (< entos)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nintestinum <\/strong>(< intus<\/strong>)
\nduodenum<\/strong> (“12” [fingers])
\njejunum <\/strong>(“hungry”)
\nileum<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nliver<\/td>\n<\/td>\nh\u0113pat-<\/td>\n<\/td>\njecur<\/strong> (non-medical)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\npancreas<\/td>\n<\/td>\npancreat- (“all flesh”)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nlarge intestine<\/td>\n<\/td>\nc\u014dlon (orig. “limb”)
\npr\u014dctos<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nc(a)ecum<\/b> (\u201cblind\u201d) +[colon<\/b>]
\nrectum<\/strong> (“straight”) + anus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

At the risk of appearing scatological<\/i>, we can deal briefly with the end product (or by-product) of the alimentary canal. The old English word shit<\/i> has an etymology that links it with the Greek root \u03c3\u03c7\u03b9\u03b6- (\u201csplit\u201d), source of E schism<\/i>, schist<\/i>, and schizophrenia<\/i>. Greek \u03c3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c1, \u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4-\u03bf\u03c2 (whence scatological<\/i>) may be matched with Latin excrementum<\/b>; the words for animal dung were \u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 and stercus<\/b>. (Some mushrooms may be described as coprophilic<\/i>, and disgusting speech is known as coprolalia<\/i> \u2014\u201cdung talk.\u201d) E feces, <\/i>now a standard technical term for excrement, is derived from a Latin word that had nothing to do with excretion: L faeces<\/b> (\u201cwine-dregs\u201d) still meant \u201cdregs\u201d or \u201csediment\u201d in English until 1639. Etymologically speaking, therefore, defecate<\/i> means \u201cto get the dregs out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
C. The Respiratory System<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E<\/td>\nbreath
\nbreathe<\/td>\n		G<\/td>\npneum(at)-
\npne-<\/td>\n		L<\/td>\nspiritus
\nrespirare, respiratus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nthroat<\/td>\n<\/td>\npharynx, pharyng-<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nvoice-box<\/td>\n<\/td>\nlarynx, laryng-<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nwindpipe<\/td>\n<\/td>\ntrachea<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2 tubes<\/td>\n<\/td>\nbronchi<\/td>\n<\/td>\nbronchi-ole<\/strong> (mod. dim.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nlung<\/td>\n<\/td>\npneum\u014dn-<\/td>\n<\/td>\npulmo, pulmon-is<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
D. The Circulatory System (cardiovascular)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E<\/td>\nheart<\/td>\nG<\/td>\ncardia<\/td>\nL<\/td>\ncor<\/b>, cord-is<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nblood<\/td>\n<\/td>\nh(a)em(at)-<\/td>\n<\/td>\nsanguis<\/b>, sanguin-is<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nvessel<\/td>\n<\/td>\nangeion (> angi-)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nvas<\/b> (dim. vasculum<\/b>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nartery<\/td>\n<\/td>\nart\u0113ria<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nvein<\/td>\n<\/td>\nphlebs, phleb-os<\/td>\n<\/td>\nvena<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nclot<\/td>\n<\/td>\nthrombos<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
E. The Urinary-Reproductive System (urogenital)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E<\/td>\nkidney<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nnephros<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nrenes<\/b> (plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nbladder<\/td>\n<\/td>\ncyst-<\/td>\n<\/td>\nvesica<\/b> (dim. vesicle<\/i> = cyst<\/i>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nurine<\/td>\n<\/td>\nouron (> ur-)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nurina<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
male:<\/b><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\ntesticle<\/td>\n<\/td>\norchid-<\/td>\n<\/td>\ntestis
\n<\/b>(pl. testes<\/b>; dim. testiculus<\/b>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\npenis<\/td>\n<\/td>\nphallos<\/td>\n<\/td>\npenis<\/strong> (vulg. mentula<\/strong>, F.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nsperm<\/td>\n<\/td>\nsperm(at)-
\ngonos<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nsemen
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nvas deferens<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
female:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nbreast<\/td>\n<\/td>\nmastos (M.)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nmamma<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\negg<\/td>\n<\/td>\noon<\/td>\n<\/td>\novum<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\novary<\/td>\n<\/td>\noophoron<\/td>\n<\/td>\novarium<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nwomb<\/td>\n<\/td>\nhystera<\/td>\n<\/td>\nuterus<\/strong> (M.); also matrix<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nvagina<\/td>\n<\/td>\ncolpos<\/td>\n<\/td>\nvagina <\/strong>(“sheath,” “scabbard”)
\n[vulg. cunnus<\/strong>, M.]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nmonth<\/td>\n<\/td>\nm\u0113n-<\/td>\n<\/td>\nmensis<\/strong>, plural menses<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nmonthly<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nmenstruum
\n<\/strong>(> menstru-are<\/strong>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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