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Nouns and Related Words: Body

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Body
Latin English
laevus left
expedio, expedivi, expeditus set free, set forth, explain
sinister, sinistr- left hand
beautiful figura
pedes, pedit- foot soldier
crinis hair, looks
digitus finger
appearance, idea, kind imago, imagin-
coma hair
collum neck
dexter, dextr- right hand
pes, ped- foot
form, face, manner formosus
frons, front- forehead
vultus face, expression, look
facies form, figure, face, manner
oculus eye
caput, capit- head
lingua tongue
image, idea, ghost habitus
dens, dent- toot
manus hand
sanguis blood
milia passum miles
corpus, corpor- body
limb, member forma
osculum kiss
os, oss- bone
passus pace
vestigium footstep, trace membrum
bracchium arm
gremium lap, embrace
pectus, pectror chest
cervix, cervic- neck
tergum back
os, or- mouth
capillus a hair
impedio impedivi, impeditus hinder
gena cheek
form, shape, figure species
palma palm (hand and tree)
cor, cord- heart
condition or appearance of the body, dress vestis
frons, frond- foliage
corpus, corpor- body



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