| bifidus, bifida, bifidum | forked |
| cavus, cava, cavum | hollow |
| durus, dura, durum | hard |
| latus, lata, latum | wide |
| longus, longa, longum | long |
| magnus, magna, magnum | big, great, large |
| mucosus, mucosa, mucosum | mucous |
| multus, multa, multum | many, much |
| transversus, transversa, transversum | oblique, moving across |
| dexter, dextra, dextrum | right |
| sinister, sinistra, sinistrum | left |
| brevis, breve | short |
| centralis, centrale | central |
| communis, commune | shared, common |
| frontalis, frontale | relating to the forehead |
| jugularis, jugulare | jugular |
| lacrimalis, lacrimale | related to tears |
| mollis, molle | soft |
| superficialis, superficiale | superficial, on the surface |
| vertebralis, vertebrale | of the vertebra |
| a.c. | ante cibum ("before food") |
| p.c. | post cibum ("after food") |
| a.m. | ante meridiem ("before midday") |
| p.m. | post meridiem ("after midday") |
| a.n. | ante noctem ("before night") |
| b.d. | bis die ("twice a day") |
| h.s. | hora somni ("at the hour of sleep") |
| a.d. | auris dextra ("right ear") |
| a.s. | auris sinistra ("left ear") |
| o.d. | oculus dexter ("right eye") |
| o.s. | oculus sinister ("left eye") |
| p.o. | per os ("orally, through the mouth") |
| p.r. | per rectum ("rectally, through the rectum") |
| s.l. | sub lingua ("under the tongue") |
| ad lib. | ad libitum ("as desired") |
| s.o.s. | si opus sit ("as needed, if there should be need") |
| stat. | statim ("immediately") |
| ut dict. | ut dictum ("as directed, as stated") |
| c/ | cum ("with") |
| s/ | sine ("without") |
| BA | artium baccalaureus ("bachelor of arts") |
| BS | scientiae baccalaureus ("bachelor of science") |
| MA | magister artium ("master of arts") |
| MD | medicinae doctor ("doctor of medicine") |
| PhD | philosophiae doctor ("doctor of philosophy") |