Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
Skeleton / Lo Scheletro
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| breastbone | lo sterno |
| cervical vertebra | la vertebra cervicale |
| coccyx | il coccige |
| collarbone | la clavicola |
| costal cartilage | la cartilagine costale |
| external ear | l'orecchio esterno |
| femur | il femore |
| foot | il piede |
| hand | la mano |
| humerus | l'omero |
| ilium | l'osso iliaco |
| inner ear | l'orecchio interno |
| kneecap | la rotula |
| middle ear | l'orecchio medio |
| pelvis | il bacino |
| phalanges | le falangi delle dita |
| pubis | l'osso del pube |
| radius | il radio |
| ribs | le costole |
| sacrum | l'osso sacro |
| skull | il cranio |
| spinal cord | il midollo spinale |
| thorax | il torace |
| tibia | la tibia |
| ulna | l'ulna |
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