Acronyms are often used to shorten texts.
Introduction
The acronyms of the anatomical terms serve to shorten the latin terms and anatomical descriptions. The abbreviations follow a certain scheme. The singular form corresponds to the first letters of the Latin word. The plural form is formed by repeating the last letter of the singular abbreviation. Since 1998 the naming of the anatomical structures of the human body follows the Terminologia Anatomica.
Main anatomical directions
| Abbreviation |
Full word |
Meaning |
|
| A. |
Arteria |
Artery |
|
| Aa. |
Arteriae |
Arteries |
|
| V. |
Vena |
Vein |
|
| Vv. |
Venae |
Veins |
|
| M. |
Musculus |
Muscle |
|
| Mm. |
Musculi |
Muscles |
|
| N. |
Nervus |
Nerve |
|
| Nn. |
Nervi |
Nerves |
|
| Nl. |
Nodus lymphoideus |
Lymph node |
|
| Nll. |
Nodi lymphoidei |
Lymph nodes |
| Lig. |
Ligament |
Ligament |
|
| Ligg. |
Ligamenta |
Ligaments |
|
| R. |
Ramus. |
Ramus |
|
| Rr. |
Rami |
Ramus |
|
| Art. |
Articulatio |
Joint |
| Artt. |
Articulationes |
Joints |
|
| Gl. |
Glandula |
Gland |
|
| Gll. |
Glandulae |
Glands |
|
| D. |
Ductus |
Duct |
|
| Ggl. |
Ganglion |
Nerve node |
|
| Ggll. |
Ganglien |
Nerve nodes |
|
| C 1-7 |
Vertebrae cervicales |
Cervical vertebra |
|
| T/Th 1-12 |
Vertebrae thoracicae |
Thoracic vertebra |
| L 1-5 |
Vertebrae lumbales |
lumbar vertebra |
|
| Ln. |
Lymphonodus |
Lymph node |
|
| Lnn. |
Lymphonodus |
Lymph nodes |
|
| Ncl. |
Nucleus |
Nucleus |
|
| Ncll. |
Nuclei |
Nucleus |
|
| Pl. |
Plexus |
plexus |
|
| Pll. |
Plexus |
plexus |
|
| PNS |
|
Peripheral nervous system |
|
| ZNS |
|
Central nervous system |
|
| Tr. |
Tractus |
Tract |
|
| Trr. |
Tractus |
Tracts |
|
| Nd. |
Nodus |
Nodes |
|
| Proc. |
Processus |
Protrusion |
|
| Rad. |
Radix |
Radix |
|
| Tub. |
Tuberculum |
Tubercle |
|
| Ang. |
Angulus |
Angle |
|
| Apert. |
Apertura |
Opening |
|
| Br. |
Bronchus |
Bronchus |
|
| Dec. |
Decus. |
Crossing |
|
| Fasc. |
Fasciculus |
Bundle |
|
| f. |
femininum |
Female |
|
| fibr. |
Fibrosus |
fibers |
|
| Junct. |
Junctura |
bone connection |
|
| Lam. |
Lamina |
lamina |
|
| lymph. |
lymphaticus |
lymphatic |
|
| m. |
masculinum |
Male |
|
| membr. |
membrana |
Membrane |
|
| p. |
pars |
Part |
|
| segm. |
Segmentum |
Section |
|
| Sp. |
Spina |
Thorn |
|
| Str. |
Stratum |
Shift |
|
| subst. |
Substantia |
Substance |
|
| sut. |
sutura |
Seam |
|
| syn. |
Synchondrosis |
Cartilaginous |
|
| synov. |
synovialis |
Synovial membrane |
|
| syst. |
Systema |
Systeme |
|
| trig. |
Trigonum |
Triangle |
|
| Tuberos. |
Tuberositas |
Roughness |
|
| Tun. |
Tunica |
Tissue layer |
|
| Vag. synov. |
Vagia synovialis |
Tendon sheath |
|
| Vag. fibr. |
vagina fibrosa |
Fibros reinforced tendon sheath |
|
Abbreviations anatomical directions
| Abbreviation |
Full word |
Meaning |
|
| ant. |
anterior |
front |
|
| dext./dex. |
dexter |
right (from the patient's side) |
|
| dors. |
dorsalis |
at the back |
|
| ext. |
externus |
external |
|
| inf. |
inferior |
lower |
|
| int. |
internus |
inside |
|
| lat. |
lateral |
side |
|
| min. |
minimus |
the smallest |
|
| post. |
posterius |
behind |
|
| prof. |
profundus |
deep |
|
| sin. |
sinister |
left |
|
| sup. |
superior |
upper |
|
| superf. |
superficialis |
surface |
|
| ventr. |
ventralis |
in front |
|
| hyp. |
Hyper |
over |
|
Other abbreviations
| Abbreviation |
Full word |
Meaning |
|
| Anat. |
Anatomia |
Anatomy |
|
| Embryol. |
Embryologia |
Embryology |
|
| scil. |
Scilicet |
presupposed |
|
