Medical Mandarin vocabulary

Systemic Anatomy Mandarin vocabulary

Body regions, anatomical positions, planes, and directional terms for understanding human anatomy.

Medical Words (医学词汇)

系统解剖学 (xìtǒng jiěpōuxué) — systemic anatomy; 人体 (réntǐ) — human body; 头部 (tóubù) — head; 颈部 (jǐngbù) — neck; 背部 (bèibù) — back; 胸部 (xiōngbù) — chest; 腹部 (fùbù) — abdomen; 盆会阴部 (pénhuìyīnbù) — perineum; 躯干部 (qūgànbù) — trunk; 四肢 (sìzhī) — limbs; 上肢 (shàngzhī) — arm; 下肢 (xiàzhī) — leg; 解剖学姿势 (jiěpōuxué zīshì) — anatomical position; 近侧 (jìncè) — proximal part; 远侧 (yuǎncè) — distal part; 尺侧 (chǐcè) — ulnar part; 桡侧 (ráocè) — radial part; 胫侧 (jìngcè) — tibial part; 腓侧 (féicè) — fibular part; 矢状面 (shǐzhuàngmiàn) — sagittal plane; 冠状面 (guānzhuàngmiàn) — frontal plane; 水平面 (shuǐpíngmiàn) — horizontal plane

Common Words (常用词)

向 (xiàng) — facing; towards; 后 (hòu) — behind; back; 还是 (háishi) — or; 前 (qián) — front; 吧 (ba) — a modal particle; 哦 (ò) — I see; 什么 (shénme) — what; 离 (lí) — to be away from; 近 (jìn) — near; 远 (yuǎn) — far; 对 (duì) — right; correct

High-yield phrases

系统解剖学

xìtǒng jiěpōuxué

systemic anatomy

Vocabulary

人体

réntǐ

human body

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头部

tóubù

head

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颈部

jǐngbù

neck

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背部

bèibù

back

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胸部

xiōngbù

chest

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腹部

fùbù

abdomen

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盆会阴部

pénhuìyīnbù

perineum

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躯干部

qūgànbù

trunk

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四肢

sìzhī

limbs

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Example clinical dialogue

Common mistakes

  • Memorising isolated terms without practising them in full clinical questions and dialogues.

FAQ

How do I learn systemic anatomy Mandarin vocabulary?

Study the systemic anatomy terms below with pinyin and English, then practise them in full clinical questions inside the ClinicalMandarin app.

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