Latein

• I declension


  Feminine (90%) gender! Ends with -a in Nom. Sg.
• I declension Singular


  • Nom -a
  • Gen -ae
  • Acc -am
• I declension Plural


  • Nom -ae
  • Gen -arum
  • Acc -as
• Feminine words from Greek

  • Acnes
  • Diastole
  • Dyspnoe
  • Phlegmone
  • Systole
• Masculine words from Greek

  • Ascites
  • Diabetes
• II declension

  Masculine and Neuter gender! Masculine ends with -us or -er in Nom. Sg. Neuter ends with -um in Nom. Sg.
• II declension Masculine Singular

  • Nom -us/-er
  • Gen -i
  • Acc -um
• II declension Masculine Plural

  • Nom -i
  • Gen -orum
  • Acc -os
• II declension Neuter Singular

  • Nom -um
  • Gen -i
  • Acc -um
• II declension Neuter Plural

  • Nom -a
  • Gen -orum
  • Acc -a
• Neuter words coming from Greek

  • Olecranon
  • Colon
  • Ganglion
  • Skeleton
  • Acromion
• Adjectives of I and II declension

  Adjectives with 3 endings for each gender: m, f, n. Masculine ends with -us or -er and belongs to II declension. Feminine ends with -a and belongs to I declension. Neuter ends with -um and belongs to II declension.
• Noun + adjective rules

  Adjective is always after the noun it describes. Adjective has to be identical with the noun in gender, case and number.
• Noun + adjective

  • Acne rosacea - facial acne
  • Anaemia acuta - acute anemia
  • Costa vera/spuria - real/false rib
  • Cysta congenital - inborn cyst
  • Diameter recta - upright diameter
  • Fractura aperta - open fracture
  • Struma maligna - malignant goiter
  • Tela fibrosa - fibrous tissue
  • Tuba auditiva - auditory (Eustachian) tube
  • Tuba uterine - uterine (Fallopian) tube
  • Tunica mucosa - mucose
  • Ulna dextra/sinistra - right/left elbow bone
  • Vena saphaena - saphenous vein
  • Ventriculus dexter - right ventricle
• Noun + Noun rules

  Noun in Nom. + Noun in Gen. = possession.
• Noun + Noun

  • Hyperthrophia prostatae - hypertrophy of the prostate
  • Striae gravidarum - striae of pregnant women
  • Status post fracturam fibulae sinistrae - status after fracture of the left fibula
  • Insufficientia valvulae aortae - insufficiency of the aortic valve
  • Haemorrhagia post fracturam ulnae dextrae - haemorrhage after fracture of the right ulna
  • Prognathia vera maxillae - true prognathism of the upper jaw
  • Hyperthrophia gingivae - hypertrophy of the gum
• III declension


  Any gender!!! Any ending!!!!!
• III declension Normal type Masculine or Feminine Singular

  • Nom @@@
  • Gen @@@-is
• III declension Normal type Masculine or Feminine Plural


  • Nom -es
  • Gen -um
• III declension Normal type Masculine or Feminine Accusative

  • Sg -em
  • Pl -es
• III declension Neuter nouns

  • Cor, cordis - heart
  • Hepar, atis - liver
  • Os, oris - mouth
  • Caput, itis - head
  • Latus, eris - side
  • Ulcus, eris - ulcer
  • Vulnus, eris - wound
  • Vulnus combustum - burn wound
  • Vulnus contusum - contusion
  • Vulnus incisum - incision
  • Vulnus laceratum - laceration
  • Vulnus morsum - bite wound
  • Vulnus punctum - puncture
  • Vulnus sclopetarium - gunshot wound
  • Corpus, oris - body
  • Pectus, oris - chest
  • Tempus, oris - time
  • Crus, cruris - leg, shank
  • Pus, puris - matter
  • Abdomen, minis - belly
  • Foramen, inis - opening
  • Femur, oris - heap
  • Viscera, um - internal organs (Pl)
  • Tormina, um - severe colic (Pl)
  • Aneurysma, matis - aneurysma
  • Asthma, matis - asthma
  • Plasma, matis - plasma
  • Trauma, natis - trauma
  • Struma, ae - goiter
  • Squama, ae - scale, husk
  • Oedema, matis - swelling
  • Emphysema, matis - emphysema
  • Carcinoma, matis - cancer
  • Myoma, matis - myoma
  • Esteoma, matis - osteoma
  • Coma, matis - coma
  • Haematoma, matis - bruise
• III declension Neuter


  Nom=Acc, Nom Pl -a
• Heap

  Viscera, um n - internal organs (Pl)
• Tormina, um n


  Severe colic (Pl)
• Squama, ae f


  Scale, husk
• Feminine gender
• Words are the same in Nom and Gen!
• Parisyllabic = the same number of syllabus in Nom and Gen
• Not normal type Neuter!!! Ends with –al / -ar / -e in Nom Sg!!
• (NB! In neuter gender Nom=Acc, Nom Pl –a)
• Singular


  • Nom -is
  • Gen -is
  • Acc -im
• Plural


  • Nom -es
  • Gen -ium
  • Acc -es
• Types of fever


  • Febris continua
  • Febris curativa
  • Febris flava
  • Febris Q
• Pertussis, is f


  Whooping cough
• Types of pelvis


  • Pelvis renalis
  • Pelvis angusta
  • Pelvis plana
• Metastasis, is f


  Spread of disease
• Pityriasis, is f


  Seborrhea sicca capitis
• Lithiasis, is f


  Calculous disease
• Calculosis, is f


  Calculous disease
• Narcosis, is f


  General anesthesia