Skeletal system – Synonyms

Carpals- carpal bones (the same for tarsals)Clavicle- collar boneCranium- skullFemur- thigh boneFibula- calf bone- splinter boneHumerus- upper arm bone- ‘the funny bone’Metacarpals- metacarpal bones (the same for metatarsals)Patella- knee capRadius- forearm boneScapula- shoulder boneSternum- breastboneTibia- shin bone- shank boneUlna - elbow bone- cubitusVertebral spine- spine-backbone- spinal column

Irregular plurals Latin plurals

Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl.-a -ae -us -i -um -a -x -ges -um

fibula fibulae bacillus bacilli atrium atria larynx larynges bacteriumpatella patellae fungus fungi bacterium bacteria phalanx phalanges craniumtibia tibiae humerus humeri cranium crania pharynx pharynges epitheliumvertebra vertebrae radius radii epithelium epithelia ilium

ilium ilia thorax ischiumischium ischiaperiosteum periostea sternumsternum sterna

Greek pluralsSg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl.-a -ata -is -es -us/-ur -era/ -ora

schema schemata diagnosis diagnoses corpus corporastigma stigmata dialysis dialyses femur femorastoma stomata prognosis prognoses viscus visceratrauma traumata*pancreas pancreata

Synonyms Antonymsabsorb- take inatrium-auriclebony-osseouscomplicated- complex-sophisticatedconnected- linked-associated toefficient- effectivefatigued-tired-exhaustedinjure-hurt-wound joint-articulationnourish-feedplace-site-spotroughly-nearly-approximately-aboutsickness-illness-condition-disease-ailment-affliction-maladytendon-sinewviscera-internal organs

consistent-inconsistentorganic-inorganicvoluntary- involuntary