Latin For The Illiterati: Medical Latin - A

Front 1

a dextra

Back 1

on the right

Front 2

a latere

Back 2

from the side

Front 3

a sinistra

Back 3

on the left

Front 4

a tergo

Back 4

[in the rear] behind

Front 5

ab extra

Back 5

[from without] from the outside

Front 6

ad uncunabulis

Back 6

[from the cradle] from childhood

Front 7

ab intra

Back 7

from within; from the inside

Front 8

absente febre
(abs. febr.)

Back 8

in the absence of fever

Front 9

absinthium

Back 9

wormwood

Front 10

absorbens

Back 10

absorbent

Front 11

abortus

Back 11

aborted; prematurely born

Front 12

absque ulla nota

Back 12

without any mark

Front 13

acanthulus

Back 13

an instrument for removing thorns, splinters, and the like, from wounds

Front 14

acephalus

Back 14

without a head

Front 15

acerbita

Back 15

acidity; sourness

Front 16

acerbus
(acerb.)

Back 16

sour; bitter

Front 17

acetas

Back 17

acetate

Front 18

acetica

Back 18

preparations of vinegar

Front 19

acetum
(acet.)

Back 19

vinegar

Front 20

aciditas

Back 20

acidity

Front 21

aciditate infestante

Back 21

when troubled with acidity

Front 22

acidulus

Back 22

sourness

Front 23

acidum or acidus

Back 23

acid

Front 24

aconitum napellus

Back 24

wolfsbane

Front 25

acor

Back 25

acidity in the stomach

Front 26

activatus

Back 26

activated

Front 27

acus

Back 27

needle

Front 28

acutus

Back 28

sharp; acute

Front 29

ad aptam crassitudinem

Back 29

to a suitable consistency

Front 30

ad duas vices
(ad 2 vic.)

Back 30

in two doses

Front 31

ad gratam aciditatem
(ad grat. acid.)

Back 31

to an agreeable sourness

Front 32

ad gustum

Back 32

according to taste

Front 33

ad partes dolentes

Back 33

to the painful parts

Front 34

ad secundum vicem
(ad 2nd vic. or ad sec. vic.)

Back 34

for the second time

Front 35

ad syrupi densitatem evaporet

Back 35

let it evaporate to a syrupy consistency

Front 36

ad tempus

Back 36

[at the right time] in due time; according to the circumstances

Front 37

ad tertiam vicem
(ad ter. vic.)

Back 37

to the third time

Front 38

ad tres vices
(ad 3 vic.)

Back 38

for three times

Front 39

ad vivum

Back 39

[to the life] lifelike

Front 40

adde
(ad. or add.)

Back 40

let there be added (i.e. add)

Front 41

addendus
(adden.)

Back 41

to be added

Front 42

adeps

Back 42

lard; fat

Front 43

adhaesivus

Back 43

adhesive

Front 44

adhibendus
(adhib. or adhibend)

Back 44

to be used

Front 45

adjuvans

Back 45

an adjuvant (a strengthening agent that assists other rememdies)

Front 46

admove
(admov.)

Back 46

apply

Front 47

admoveatur
(admov.)

Back 47

let it be applied

Front 48

adolescens

Back 48

youth

Front 49

adstante febre
(adst. febr.)

Back 49

in the presence of fever

Front 50

adstrictus

Back 50

confined

Front 51

adstringens

Back 51

adstringent

Front 52

adversus
(adv.)

Back 52

against

Front 53

aeger
(f. aegra)

Back 53

sick; a patient; a medical excuse

Front 54

aegrescit medendo

Back 54

[he grows worse with the treatment] the remedy is worse than the disease

Front 55

aegri somnia

Back 55

[a sick person's dreams] hallucinations

Front 56

aegrotate
(pl. aegrotant)

Back 56

[he/she is ill] a medical excuse

Front 57

aequalis
(aeq.)

Back 57

equal

Front 58

aer

Back 58

air

Front 59

aeratus

Back 59

aerated

Front 60

aes

Back 60

copper or brass

Front 61

aestuarium

Back 61

a vapor bath

Front 62

aestus

Back 62

heat

Front 63

aetas

Back 63

age

Front 64

aether

Back 64

ether

Front 65

aethereus

Back 65

ethereal

Front 66

aethusa cynapium

Back 66

garden hemlock (or fool's parsley)

Front 67

affluxus

Back 67

flowing to

Front 68

aggrediente febre
(aggred. febr.)

Back 68

on the approach of fever

Front 69

agita
(agit.)

Back 69

shake

Front 70

agita ante dispensationem

Back 70

shake before dispensing

Front 71

agitato vase
(agit. vas.)

Back 71

the vial being shaken

Front 72

agitatus

Back 72

having been shaken

Front 73

albus
(alb.)

Back 73

white

Front 74

alcoholicus

Back 74

alcoholic

Front 75

alga

Back 75

seaweed

Front 76

alimentum

Back 76

food

Front 77

alium or allium

Back 77

garlic

Front 78

alius alias

Back 78

one now, another later

Front 79

alkalinus

Back 79

alkaline

Front 80

allevare
(adlevare)

Back 80

to alleviate

Front 81

alligare
(adligare)

Back 81

to bind

Front 82

allium cepa

Back 82

onion plant

Front 83

allium sativum

Back 83

garlic plant

Front 84

alpinia cardamomum

Back 84

cardamom

Front 85

alter...alter...
(alt. ... alt. ...)

Back 85

the one...and the other...

Front 86

alternis annis (alt. anni.)

Back 86

every other year

Front 87

alternis deibus
(alt. die.)

Back 87

every other day

Front 88

alternis horis
(alt. hor.)

Back 88

every other hour

Front 89

alternus

Back 89

alternate; one after the other

Front 90

alterum tantum

Back 90

[as much again] twice as much

Front 91

alumen

Back 91

alum

Front 92

alvearium

Back 92

the external opening of the ear

Front 93

alveolus

Back 93

a little hollow; a tray or trough

Front 94

alveus

Back 94

hollow area; cavity

Front 95

alvo adstricta
(alv. adst.)

Back 95

the bowels being confined or constricted

Front 96

alvo soluta

Back 96

with the bowels being loosened

Front 97

alvus

Back 97

the bowels

Front 98

amarities

Back 98

bitterness

Front 99

amarus

Back 99

bitter

Front 100

ambo

Back 100

[two together] both

Front 101

ambrosia

Back 101

[food of the gods] poison antidotes

Front 102

amens

Back 102

insane

Front 103

aminatus

Back 103

asbestos

Front 104

amictus

Back 104

clothed

Front 105

ammonia

Back 105

ammonia

Front 106

amphetamina

Back 106

amphetamine

Front 107

amphora

Back 107

a jar

Front 108

amplus
(amp.)

Back 108

large; ample

Front 109

ampulla

Back 109

a small bottle

Front 110

amygdala amara

Back 110

bitter almond

Front 111

amygdala dulcis

Back 111

sweed almond

Front 112

amygdalae

Back 112

the tonsils

Front 113

amygdalus persica

Back 113

the peach

Front 114

amylum

Back 114

starch

Front 115

ana (aa)

Back 115

of each

Front 116

analgesicus

Back 116

an analgesic

Front 117

androgynus

Back 117

an androgyne

Front 118

anethum

Back 118

dill; sweet fennel

Front 119

anetus

Back 119

intermittent fever

Front 120

angina

Back 120

sharp, constricting pain; the quinsy (i.e., tonsillitis)

Front 121

angina maligna

Back 121

a severe sore throat

Front 122

angina parotydea

Back 122

the mumps

Front 123

angina pectoris

Back 123

sharp pain in the chest (i.e. muscle spasms)

Front 124

angina tonsillaris

Back 124

tonsillitis

Front 125

angina trachealis

Back 125

croup

Front 126

angustifolius

Back 126

narrow-leaved

Front 127

angustis

Back 127

narrow

Front 128

animalcula

Back 128

a microscopic insect

Front 129

animalis

Back 129

(adj.) animal

Front 130

animus

Back 130

the mind; the life principle

Front 131

anisum

Back 131

anise

Front 132

anno interiecto

Back 132

after the interval of a year

Front 133

anno vertente

Back 133

in the course of the year

Front 134

annos vixit (a.v.)

Back 134

he/she livved (so many years)

Front 135

annuus

Back 135

annual

Front 136

anodyna

Back 136

pain-relieving medicines

Front 137

antacidus

Back 137

antacid

Front 138

ante cibum (a.c.)

Back 138

before meals

Front 139

ante jentaculum
(a.j. or ant. jentac.)

Back 139

before breakfast

Front 140

ante lucem

Back 140

before daybreak

Front 141

ante meridiem
(a.m. or A.M.)

Back 141

before noon

Front 142

ante partum or antepartum

Back 142

[before birth] before childbirth

Front 143

anterior

Back 143

at the front; the front part

Front 144

anthelminticus

Back 144

wormicidal

Front 145

anthemis

Back 145

chamomile

Front 146

anticardium

Back 146

the pit of the stomach

Front 147

anticoagulans

Back 147

anticoagulant

Front 148

antidiphthericus

Back 148

antidiphtheric

Front 149

antimonialist

Back 149

antimonial

Front 150

antimonii vinum

Back 150

wine of antimony

Front 151

antimonium

Back 151

antimony

Front 152

antisepticus

Back 152

antiseptic

Front 153

aperiens

Back 153

aperient (e.g. a laxative)

Front 154

apertus

Back 154

opened

Front 155

apex

Back 155

the top; the pointed end of the heart (as opposed to BASIS CORDIS)

Front 156

aphtha (pl. aphthae)

Back 156

ulcers in the mouth (as in thrush)

Front 157

apis

Back 157

a bee

Front 158

apis mellifica

Back 158

the honey bee

Front 159

apocynum

Back 159

dogbane

Front 160

apotheca

Back 160

a drug store

Front 161

apparatus

Back 161

apparatus

Front 162

applicetur (applicet.)

Back 162

let it be applied

Front 163

aqua (aq.)

Back 163

water

Front 164

aqua aerata (aq. aerat.)

Back 164

carbonated water

Front 165

aqua, astricta (aq. astr.)

Back 165

frozen water (i.e. ice)

Front 166

aqua bulliens (aq. bull.)

Back 166

boiling water

Front 167

aqua caelestis

Back 167

[celestial water] pure rainwater; also, a cordial

Front 168

aqua camphorae

Back 168

camphor water

Front 169

aqua communis (aq. comm.)

Back 169

common water (i.e. tap water)

Front 170

aqua destillata (aq. dest.)

Back 170

distilled water

Front 171

aqua fervens (aq. ferv.)

Back 171

hot water

Front 172

aqua fluvialis (aq. fluv.)

Back 172

river water

Front 173

aqua fonanta or aqua fontalis or aqua fontis (aq. font.)

Back 173

spring water

Front 174

aqua fortis (aq. fort.)

Back 174

nitric acid

Front 175

aqua intercus

Back 175

dropsy

Front 176

aqua marina (aq. mar.)

Back 176

seawater

Front 177

aqua menthae viridis

Back 177

spearmint water

Front 178

aqua mirabili

Back 178

[wonderful water] an aromatic cordial

Front 179

aqua naphae (aq. naph.)

Back 179

orange-flower water

Front 180

aqua nivalis (aq. niv.)

Back 180

snow water