canal

Inherited from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).

inh+

canal digestiu


si

From Old Catalan si~sin, from Latin sĭnus.


lumbar

ca-adj

lumbar m or f (masculine and feminine plural lumbars)


gland

Borrowed from Latin glāns. Doublet of gla.


cap

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus (“head, chief”), from Latin caput (“head, etc.”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput. Compare Occitan cap. Compare also French personne (which can mean either "person" or "nobody").


placenta

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


mel

Inherited from Late Latin mēlum, variant of mālum (“apple”).


vagina

Learned borrowing from Latin vāgīna. Doublet of beina.


peu

Inherited from Old Catalan peu, from Latin pedem.
Cognate with Occitan pè; French pied; Asturian and Spanish pie; and Galician and Portuguese pé.

(idiomatic) No tenir cap ni peus

to be something absurd (an idiom, literally Not having a head nor feet)

(idiomatic) Caure l'ànima als peus (a algú)

(somebody) to suffer an unpleasant surprise or a sudden fear (an idiom, literally To fall one's soul to one's feet)

(idiomatic) Poder-hi pujar de peus

to rely on an outcome, to be absolutely certain of something (an idiom, literally To be allowed to go up something on one's feet)

(idiomatic) Ficar els peus a la galleda

to make a mistake, to suffer a failure (an idiom, literally To put one's feet in the bucket)

(idiomatic) Sortir amb els peus per davant

to die, to be taken to burial (an idiom, literally To get out with one's feet in front)


palatal

ca-adj

palatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural palatals)


ull

Inherited from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic *okelos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Compare Occitan uèlh, French œil, Spanish ojo, Portuguese olho, Italian occhio. Doublet of òcul, a borrowing from Latin.


contort

contort (feminine contorta, masculine plural contorts, feminine plural contortes)

contorta (feminine)
contorts (masculine plural)
contortes (feminine plural)

From Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō (“I turn”).


aorta

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


neural

ca-adj

neural m or f (masculine and feminine plural neurals)


dorsal

dorsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dorsals)


barra

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.


ventre

ventre de la cama


radi

Borrowed from Latin radius. Compare raig, an inherited doublet.


vertebral

vertebral m or f (masculine and feminine plural vertebrals)


intercostal

intercostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intercostals)

intercostals (feminine masculine plural)


costal

costal m or f (masculine and feminine plural costals)


coll

Inherited from Latin collum. Compare Occitan còl and French cou.

mal de coll


copa

Inherited from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa. Compare Occitan copa, French coupe, Spanish copa.


pell

Inherited from Old Catalan pell~peyl, from Latin pellem, from Proto-Italic *pelnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”).


llengua

Inherited from Old Catalan lengua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


derma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma).


trompa

Ultimately of imitative origin. Probably from a Germanic source (compare Frankish *trumba, Old High German trumpa) via Italian tromba.


nus

Possibly a deverbal of nusar, from Vulgar Latin *nōdāre, from Latin nōdus. Alternatively, from the plural of nu, from older Old Catalan nuu, from Vulgar Latin *nūdus, alteration of Latin nōdus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”). Compare Occitan nos, French nœud, Spanish nudo.


filtre

Learned borrowing from Latin philtrum, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron, “spell, love potion”).

der

(anatomy) philtrum (groove in the upper lip)


templa

Inherited from Latin tempora, plural of tempus, construed as a singular.


paladar

desc

→ Sardinian: paladare, paladari (Campidanese) (or from Spanish)

→ Sicilian: palataru, balataru (or from Spanish)

Inherited from Old Catalan paladar, from Vulgar Latin *palātārem, derived from Latin palātum.


cardio-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”).


cecal

ca-adj

cecal m or f (masculine and feminine plural cecals)


gangli

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ganglion, from Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on).


meninge

From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).


espatlla

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare Occitan espatla, French épaule, Spanish espalda (“back”).
Doublet of espàtula, a borrowing.


mugró

Inherited from Latin mucrōnem (“point, tip”).


orella

Inherited from Old Catalan oreyla~oreylla~orella, from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula.


colorectal

ca-adj

colorectal m or f (masculine and feminine plural colorectals)


rafe

Borrowed from Late Latin raphē, from Ancient Greek ῥαφή (rhaphḗ, “seam”).


faceta

(anatomy) facet (one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans)


tossa

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word *taucia (“stump”).


braç

Inherited from Latin brachium or bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn). Compare Occitan braç, Portuguese braço, Spanish brazo and Italian braccio.

(idiomatic) Estirar més el braç que la màniga

to spend more than one can afford (an idiom, literally to stretch the arm more than the sleeve)


escrot

Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum. First attested in the 19th century.


escorça

(anatomy) the outer covering of an organ


conducte deferent

ca-noun

conducte deferent m (plural conductes deferents)


aixella

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *axella, from Late Latin ascella, from Latin axilla. Compare Occitan aissèla, French aisselle, Italian ascella. Doublet of axil·la, a borrowing from Latin.


precordial

ca-adj

precordial m or f (masculine and feminine plural precordials)


úvula

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of Latin ūva (“grape”).


nimfa

Borrowed from Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).


vesícula

Borrowed from Latin vēsīcula (“little bladder”).


cuixa

Inherited from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Latin coxa (“hip”). Compare Occitan cuèissa, French cuisse.


natja

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


clítoris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís).

bor+

(anatomy) clitoris (elongated erectile organ)


tracte

tracte vocal


raquis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis).

(botany, zoology, anatomy, ornithology) rachis


vesícula biliar

ca-noun

vesícula biliar f (plural vesícules biliars)


artèria

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).


aurícula

Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orella.

bor+

(anatomy) pinna, auricle (the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head)

(anatomy) atrium (one of two upper chambers of the heart)


fetge

Inherited from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”) (compare Occitan fetge, French foie, Spanish hígado), ellipsis of Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”). First attested in 1288.

der

(idiomatic) de sang i fetge

with violent and gory details (literally, “of blood and liver”) used to describe a truculent show

(idiomatic) treure el fetge

to make great efforts to achieve something (literally, “to throw up the liver”)

(idiomatic) posar-se pedres al fetge

to worry about something (literally, “to have stones in the liver”)

setze jutges d'un jutjat mengen fetge d'un penjat
a tongue twister
(literally, “sixteen judges of a court eat liver from a hanged man”)
the quintessential Catalan tongue twister to test your voiced sibillant consonants [z,ʒ,dz,dʒ]


cordó

From corda (“string”) + -ó. Compare French cordon, Italian cordone.


òrgan

Borrowed from Latin organum. Doublet of orgue, which was inherited.


esquena

From Frankish *skina, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Compare English shin, Dutch scheen, German Schiene.

Sento dolor a les esquenes.


glàndula

Learned borrowing from Latin glandula. Doublet of glànola, a popular development.


fre

Inherited from Latin frēnum (compare Occitan fren, French frein, Spanish freno).


còrnia

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cornea.


fíbula

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet sivella.


pròstata

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, “one standing before, protector”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).


traqueal

ca-adj

traqueal m or f (masculine and feminine plural traqueals)


pancreàtic

pancreàtic (feminine pancreàtica, masculine plural pancreàtics, feminine plural pancreàtiques)

pancreàtica (feminine)
pancreàtics (masculine plural)
pancreàtiques (feminine plural)


melsa

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *miltiją, possibly through a Gothic *𐌼𐌹𐌻𐍄𐌹 (*milti). Compare Sicilian meusa.


conjuntiva

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (literally “conjunctive membrane”).

ellipsis

(anatomy, ophthalmology) conjunctiva (membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid)


peritoneu

Borrowed from Latin peritonaeum, from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion), from περιτόναιος (peritónaios).


corda vocal

(anatomy) vocal cord (membrane fold in the human larynx)


glotal

ca-adj

glotal m or f (masculine and feminine plural glotals)

(anatomy) glottal (relating to the glottis)


lòbul frontal

ca-noun

lòbul frontal m (plural lòbuls frontals)


lòbul occipital

lòbul occipital m (plural lòbuls occipitals)


lòbul parietal

lòbul parietal m (plural lòbuls parietals)


lòbul temporal

lòbul temporal m (plural lòbuls temporals)


estria

Learned borrowing from Latin stria (“furrow”).


aparell

(anatomy) system (a set of body organs having a particular function)


pavelló

Inherited from Latin pāpiliōnem. First attested in the 13th century. Doublet of papalló. Compare French pavillon.


llombrígol

Inherited from Old Catalan lombrigol, from Vulgar Latin *umbilīculus (with /l-/ via agglutination from a definite article), diminutive of Latin umbilīcus. For the influence of preceding determiners, cf. French nombril and Romanian buric.


carúncula

Learned borrowing from Latin caruncula, diminutive of carō (“flesh”).


màcula

Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of malla, which was inherited.

(anatomy) macula (spot near the center of the retina)


abduir

ca-verb

abduir (first-person singular present abdueixo, first-person singular preterite abduí, past participle abduït)

abdueixo (first-person present singular)
abduí (first-person preterite singular)
abduït (participle past)
abduir (infinitive)
abduint (gerund)
abduït (masculine participle past singular)
abduïda (feminine participle past singular)
abduïts (masculine participle past plural)
abduïdes (feminine participle past plural)
abdueixo (first-person indicative present singular)
abdueixes (indicative present second-person singular)
abdueix (indicative present singular third-person)
abduïm (first-person indicative plural present)
abduïu (indicative plural present second-person)
abdueixen (indicative plural present third-person)
abduïa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
abduïes (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
abduïa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
abduíem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
abduíeu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
abduïen (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
abduiré (first-person future indicative singular)
abduiràs (future indicative second-person singular)
abduirà (future indicative singular third-person)
abduirem (first-person future indicative plural)
abduireu (future indicative plural second-person)
abduiran (future indicative plural third-person)
abduí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
abduïres (indicative preterite second-person singular)
abduí (indicative preterite singular third-person)
abduírem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
abduíreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
abduïren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
abduiria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
abduiries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
abduiria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
abduiríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
abduiríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
abduirien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
abdueixi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
abdueixis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
abdueixi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
abduïm (first-person plural present subjunctive)
abduïu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
abdueixin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
abduís (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
abduïssis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
abduís (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
abduíssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
abduíssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
abduïssin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
abdueix (imperative second-person)
abdueixi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
abduïm (first-person imperative plural)
abduïu (imperative plural second-person)
abdueixin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no abdueixis (imperative negative second-person)
no abdueixi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no abduïm (first-person imperative negative plural)
no abduïu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no abdueixin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Borrowed from Latin abdūcere; adapted to inherited forms such as conduir.

(anatomy) to abduct (to draw away from the median axis of the body)


pupil·la

Learned borrowing from Latin pupilla. Doublet of pubilla.

(anatomy) pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)


esofàgic

ca-adj

esofàgic (feminine esofàgica, masculine plural esofàgics, feminine plural esofàgiques)

esofàgica (feminine)
esofàgics (masculine plural)
esofàgiques (feminine plural)

(anatomy) oesophageal (of or pertaining to the oesophagus)


vestíbul

(anatomy) vestibule (any of a number of body cavities)


metatars

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετατάρσιον (metatársion).


papil·la

(anatomy) Short for papil·la òptica (“optic disc”).


papil·la òptica

ca-noun

papil·la òptica f (plural papil·les òptiques)


frènic

ca-adj

frènic (feminine frènica, masculine plural frènics, feminine plural frèniques)

frènica (feminine)
frènics (masculine plural)
frèniques (feminine plural)


epidídim

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδιδυμίς (epididumís).


palatí

palatí (feminine palatina, masculine plural palatins, feminine plural palatines)

palatina (feminine)
palatins (masculine plural)
palatines (feminine plural)


entrecuix

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *intercoxium.


abducció

(anatomy) abduction (the act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart)


mal·lèol

Borrowed from Latin malleolus, diminutive of malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of mallol.


secundina

Learned borrowing from Late Latin secundinae (“afterbirth”), from Latin secundae (“afterbirth”), shortened from secundae membranae "the second membranes", from secundus (“following, coming next”).


sacsó

Perhaps from Latin sectiō (“section”) with anomalous phonetic development.


astràgal

Learned borrowing from Latin astragalus.


retinacle

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin retināculum, diminutive of retina.


epicant

Learned borrowing from Latin epicanthus.


urèter

Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).


nervi vidià

nervi del conducte pterigoïdal
nervi del conducte pterigoïdal#Catalan

(neuroanatomy) Synonym of nervi del conducte pterigoïdal (“Vidian nerve”)


vidià

ca-adj

vidià (feminine vidiana, masculine plural vidians, feminine plural vidianes)

vidiana (feminine)
vidians (masculine plural)
vidianes (feminine plural)


tronc de l'encèfal

ca-noun

tronc de l'encèfal m (plural troncs de l'encèfal)


alví

ca-adj

alví (feminine alvina, masculine plural alvins, feminine plural alvines)

alvina (feminine)
alvins (masculine plural)
alvines (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin alvīnus, from alvus (“belly, bowels”).

(anatomy, relational) lower abdomen, intestines; alvine


bàlan

From Latin balanus (“acorn”), from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”). Cognate with French balane, Italian balano, Portuguese bálano, Spanish bálano.


gland del penis

ca-noun

gland del penis m (plural glands del penis)


gland del clítoris

gland del clítoris m (plural glands del clítoris)


envà

From Gaulish *andebanno (“eaves, portico”). Cognate with French auvent. (See there for more information.)


xarnera

Borrowed from French charnière (“hinge”).

bor+

(anatomy) hinge (ligament connecting the two parts of a bivalve shell)


mesentèric

ca-adj

mesentèric (feminine mesentèrica, masculine plural mesentèrics, feminine plural mesentèriques)

mesentèrica (feminine)
mesentèrics (masculine plural)
mesentèriques (feminine plural)


occípit

Learned borrowing from Latin occiput, occipitis (“back of the head”).