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Medical Names for Body Parts

Doctors use medical names for body parts for accuracy e.g. nares is much more precise than saying nose. Most medical names look awkward because they come from another language - Latin.

Body Part	Medical Name
Head	Cranium
Forehead	Frontalis
Eyeball	Globe
Eye Socket	Orbit
Eye Whites	Cornea
Eye Color Ring	Iris
Eye Hole	Pupil
Ears	Pinna
Ear Canal	External Meatus
Ear Drum	Tympanic Membrane
Nose Bridge	Nasal bones
Nostrils	Nares
Cheeks	Malar region
Cheek Bone	Zygomatic arch
Lips	Labia
Tongue	Lingulus
Mouth	Oral Cavity
Gums	Gingiva
Upper Jaw	Maxilla
Lower Jaw	Mandible
Chin	Mentis
Teeth	Dentition
Voice Box	Larynx
Adam's Apple	Thyroid Cartilage
Pit of Throat	Manubrial Notch
Swallow Pipe	Esophagus
Collar Bones	Clavicles
Shoulder Blade	Scapula
Chest Bone	Sternum
Ribs	Costal
Rib Joints	Costochondral joints
Pit of Stomach	Epigastrium
Navel	Umbilicus
Loins	Flank
Bladder Area	Suprapubic
Bird, Twat, Puss-, Cun-, Beaver	Vagina
Womb	Uterus
Bird, Junk, Weiner, Dic-	Penis
Foreskin	Prepuce
Balls, Nuts	Testicles
Bum, Butt, As-	Gluteus
Neck Spine	Cervical or C-spine
Mid Back Spine	Thoracic or T-spine
Lower Back Spine	Lumbar or L-spine
Spine Bones	Vertebrae
Tailbone	Coccyx
Shoulder	Deltoid
Armpit	Axilla
Upper Arm Bone	Humerus
Elbow	Olecranon
Funny Bone	Ulnar Nerve
Forearm Outter Bone	Radius
Forearm Inner Bone	Ulna
Wrist	Metacarpals
Hand	Carpals
Fingers	Phalanges
Hips	Pelvis
Upper Leg Muscles	Quadriceps
Upper Leg Bone	Femur
Knee Cap	Patella
Shin Bone	Tibia
Ankle	Malleoli
Heel	Calcaneus
Foot Arch	Metatarsals
Toes	Phalanges
Great Toe	Hallux
Trunk	Torso
Breasts	Mammaries
Nipples	Areola
Brain	Cerebrum
Heart	Myocardium
Lungs	Pulmonary system
Liver	Hepatic system
Kidneys	Renal system
Digestive Tract	Alimentary Canal
Skin	Integumentary System
Baldness	Alopecia

Source

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Venu Haridas

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