anu

(anatomy) anus (lower opening of the digestive tract)


corazón

From Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, derived from Latin cor.


tuberculosis

(pathology) tuberculosis (infectious disease)


mano

From Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry).


nalga

From Late Latin natica, an adjectival term based on Latin natis (“rump, buttock”).


placenta

Borrowed from New Latin placenta, from Latin placenta (“cake”), from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα (plakóenta), accusative of πλακόεις (plakóeis, “flat”).


madre

From Latin māter, mātre (“mother, matron”).


aorta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).


cactus

(botany) cactus (member of the Cactaceae)


uña

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula.


cerveza

At least in this form, borrowed from Spanish cerveza.


rapaz

Borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem (“who robs, plunders”).


tía

From Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).


cara

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”).


arteria

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā).


espalda

From metathesis of Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”), from classical Latin spatha.


cadera

From Vulgar Latin cathégra, from Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”).


vientre

Inherited from Latin ventrem (“stomach, belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.


diente

From Latin dentem, the accusative singular of dēns.


nariz

From Late Latin nārīcem, ultimately derived from Latin nāris.


cabeza

From Vulgar Latin capitia, from the neuter plural (reanalyzed as a feminine singular) of Latin capitium, diminutive of caput.


sonrisa

From Latin subrisa, feminine of subrīsus, past participle of subrīdeō (“I smile”).


prostituta

prostitute (a person having sex for profit)


madrina

From Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin mater (“mother”).


pierna

From Latin perna. Cognate with Spanish pierna (“leg”).


deu

From Latin digitus. Compare Spanish dedo.


cromosoma

(biology, cytology) chromosome (structure in the cell nucleus)


craniu

Borrowed from Medieval Latin crānium. Compare Spanish cráneo.


epilepsia

(pathology) epilepsy (medical condition)


nuera

From Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.


ecosistema

ecosystem (system of an ecological community and its environment)


anatomía

From Late Latin anatomia, based on Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “a cutting up; mutilation, direction”).


fotosíntesis

(biology) photosynthesis (biological process)


pelleyu

From pelleya, from Vulgar Latin *pellicla, from Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Compare Spanish pellejo.


biocenosis

(biology) biocoenosis (community of organisms)


oreya

Inherited from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula.


suegra

From Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus.

La mi suegra ye la mairi'l mio maríu

My mother-in-law is the mother of my husband


pezón

From a Vulgar Latin *pecione, a derivative of Late Latin peciolus, petiolus, from *pediciolus, diminutive of Latin pedīculus, diminutive form of pēs (“foot”).


nieta

From Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis.

granddaughter, female equivalent of nietu


güeyu

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus.

Pues abríi bien los güeyos y entamái a lleer, […]

2008, Pablo Rodríguez Medina, “¡Dios! ¡La que s’armó!”, in Ello ye too la xente que nun mos compriende, Academia Llingua Asturiana, page 9:

So open your eyes and start reading, […]


brazu

From Old Leonese, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).


llingua

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


coldu

From Old Leonese [Term?] (compare Leonese coldo), from Latin cubitum (compare Spanish codo).


hermanu

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hermanu m sg (feminine singular hermana, masculine plural hermanos, feminine plural hermanes)

hermana (feminine singular)
hermanos (masculine plural)
hermanes (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Leonese ermano, from Latin germānus. Compare Mirandese armano.


bisnieta

great-granddaughter, female equivalent of bisnietu


circuncidar

circuncidar (first-person singular indicative present circuncido, past participle circuncidáu)

circuncido (first-person indicative present singular)
circuncidáu (participle past)
circuncidar (infinitive)
circuncidando (gerund)
m circuncidáu (participle past)
f circuncidada (participle past)
n circuncidao (participle past)
m pl circuncidaos (participle past)
f pl circuncidaes (participle past)
circuncido (first-person indicative present singular)
circuncides (indicative present second-person singular)
circuncida (indicative present singular third-person)
circuncidamos (first-person indicative plural present)
circuncidáis (indicative plural present second-person)
circunciden (indicative plural present third-person)
circuncidaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
circuncidabes (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
circuncidaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
circuncidábemos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
circuncidábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
circuncidabeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
circuncidabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
circuncidaben (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
circuncidé (first-person indicative preterite singular)
circuncidasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
circuncidesti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
circuncidó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
circuncidemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
circuncidastis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
circuncidestis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
circuncidaron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
circuncidare (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
circuncidara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
circuncidares (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
circuncidaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
circuncidare (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
circuncidara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
circuncidáremos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
circuncidáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
circuncidareis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
circuncidarais (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
circuncidaren (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
circuncidaran (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
circuncidaré (first-person future indicative singular)
circuncidarás (future indicative second-person singular)
circuncidará (future indicative singular third-person)
circuncidaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
circuncidaréis (future indicative plural second-person)
circuncidarán (future indicative plural third-person)
circuncidaría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
circuncidaríes (conditional indicative second-person singular)
circuncidaría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
circuncidaríemos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
circuncidaríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
circuncidaríeis (conditional indicative plural second-person)
circuncidaríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
circuncidaríen (conditional indicative plural third-person)
circuncide (first-person present singular subjunctive)
circuncides (present second-person singular subjunctive)
circuncidas (present second-person singular subjunctive)
circuncide (present singular subjunctive third-person)
circuncidemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
circuncidéis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
circunciden (plural present subjunctive third-person)
circuncidan (plural present subjunctive third-person)
circuncidare (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
circuncidara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
circuncidares (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
circuncidaras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
circuncidare (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
circuncidara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
circuncidáremos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
circuncidáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
circuncidareis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
circuncidarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
circuncidaren (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
circuncidaran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
circuncida (imperative second-person singular)
circuncidái (imperative plural second-person)

to circumcise (to remove the foreskin from the penis)


senu

(anatomy) sinus (pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue)


madrasta

From Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).


eyaculación

(biology) ejaculation (ejection of semen through the urethra)


xenoma

(genetics) genome (complete genetic information of an organism)


pescuezu

Trai la mano á la ñeña pel pescuezo.

1750, Antón de Marirreguera, Dido y Eneas:

he brings the hand to the girl by the neck

Con esclavina al pescuezu per unes escalerines.

1789, Antonio Balvidares Argüelles, Les Exequies de Carlos III en Oviedo:

With a slave girl by the neck up some stairs.

ver los gües que, colgando del piscuezu

1878, Justo Álvarez Amandi, Beatus Ille:

La camisa, muy blanquina, como el piscuezu–y apreta,

1927, Faustino Cifuentes García, La confesión d'una neña:

The shirt, very white, how tight the neck is,


clítoris

From Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).

(anatomy) clitoris (elongated erectile organ)


disentería

(pathology) dysentery (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)


vaxina

Borrowed from Latin vāgīna. Compare the inherited doublet vaina.


fégadu

From Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).


bisgüela

great-grandmother, female equivalent of bisgüelu


güela

From Late Latin aviola, diminutive from Latin avia. Cf. Spanish abuela, Portuguese avó.


güelu

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güelu m sg (feminine singular güela, masculine plural güelos, feminine plural güeles)

güela (feminine singular)
güelos (masculine plural)
güeles (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.


güesu

From Latin ossum, popular variant of os. Compare Aragonese güeso, Spanish hueso.


esqueletu

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up”).


músculu

Borrowed from Latin mūsculus. Compare muslu.


sistema nerviosu

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sistema nerviosu m (plural sistemes nerviosos)


larinxe

From Ancient Greek λάρυγξ (lárunx), λάρυγγος (lárungos, “larynx, throat”).


reñón

From Vulgar Latin *rēniō, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”).


párpagu

From Vulgar Latin *palpetrum, from Latin palpebra.


todiyu

From Latin tūbellum, diminutive of tūber. Compare Spanish tobillo.


himen

(anatomy) hymen (membrane which occludes the vagina)


lentilla

Borrowed from French lentille. Compare llenteya.


xugular

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin iugularis, jugularis, from Latin iugulum.


costiella

From a diminutive of Latin costa. Compare Spanish costilla, Galician and Portuguese costela.

(nautical) rib (curved member attached to a ship's keel)


banduyu

From Vulgar Latin *ventriclus, from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter. Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *panticlus < *panticulus, diminutive of Latin pantex. Compare Spanish bandrullo, Portuguese bandulho.


tiesta

From Old Leonese [Term?], from Latin testa.

Les tenlleres tiesles a dambos llaos la tiesta.

Your temples are on either side of your head.


focicu

Cognate with Spanish hocico, ultimately from Latin fodere (“to dig”). Compare also Portuguese focinho and Galician fociño.


muslu

From Vulgar Latin *musclus, from Latin mūsculus (“muscle”). Compare Spanish muslo. See also músculu.


vidaya

— Pa correr yá tan los axentes d'uniforme. Ellos son el músculu y los detectives somos el celebru d'esti negociu — afirma apuntando col furabollos a la vidaya.

2019, Francisco Álvarez, Pasaxeres de la nueche, La Ciudá Negra:

"The uniformed cops do the running. They're the muscle and us detectives are the brains of this business", he stated, pointing to his temple with his index finger.


altruísmu

(biology, sociobiology) altruism (policy that benefits others' interests)


cartílagu

(anatomy) cartilage (dense connective tissue)


cerebru

[θeˈɾe.β̞ɾu]


dedón

From an augmentative of deu. Compare Venetan dedón.


dislexa

(neurology, pathology) dyslexia (learning disability)


fitófagu

fitófagu m sg (feminine singular fitófaga, neuter singular fitófago, masculine plural fitófagos, feminine plural fitófagues)

fitófaga (feminine singular)
fitófago (neuter singular)
fitófagos (masculine plural)
fitófagues (feminine plural)

(zoology) phytophagous (feeding on plants)


oncólogu

(oncology) oncologist (one who specialises in oncology)


oncolóxicu

oncolóxicu m sg (feminine singular oncolóxica, neuter singular oncolóxico, masculine plural oncolóxicos, feminine plural oncolóxiques)

oncolóxica (feminine singular)
oncolóxico (neuter singular)
oncolóxicos (masculine plural)
oncolóxiques (feminine plural)

(oncology) oncologic (of or pertaining to oncology)


pigmentu

(biology) pigment (any color in plant or animal cells)


páncrees

(anatomy) pancreas (gland near the stomach)


raquitismu

(pathology) rickets (disorder of infancy)


sobacu

Of uncertain or obscure origin; compare Spanish sobaco, Galician sobaco, Portuguese sovaco.


rodiella

From Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).


agüeldu

Los cusos tienin bon agüeldu.


tenllera

[t̪ẽɲˈʎe.ɾa]

From a derivative of Latin tempus, tempora, cf. the Vulgar Latin *temp(u)la.


polmón

From Latin pulmō, pulmōnem (“lung”), possibly borrowed.


anfibiu

anfibiu m sg (feminine singular anfibia, neuter singular anfibio, masculine plural anfibios, feminine plural anfibies)

anfibia (feminine singular)
anfibio (neuter singular)
anfibios (masculine plural)
anfibies (feminine plural)

From Latin amphibius, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios). Cognates include Italian anfibio and Spanish anfibio.


bezu

Unknown, but possibly from Celtic. Cognate with Spanish bezo, Galician beizo and Portuguese beiço.


cerecéu

[θe.ɾeˈθøu̯]


berenxenal

From berenxena (“aubergine”) + -al. Compare Spanish berenjenal.


apéndiz

(masculine) appendix (a text added to the end of a book or an article)


furabollos

From furar + bollu, literally “bun-piercer”.


estantín

[es̪.t̪ãn̪ˈt̪ĩŋ]


botiellu

Inherited from Latin botellus. Compare Spanish botillo, Galician botelo and Portuguese butelo.


lladrón

(botany) sucker (branch or trunk that devoids of nutrients the main part of the tree)