Body Parts

1. burua

   Head

   Usage

   A headache is "buruko mina". Same form as in the nouns deck

2. ilea

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a salon. The same word covers body hair; "buruko ilea" specifies the hair on your head

3. aurpegia

   Face

   Usage

   Point at this to describe a skin problem

4. begia

   Eye

   Usage

   The plural is "begiak". Same form as in the nouns deck

5. belarria

   Ear

   Usage

   An earache is "belarriko mina". Same form as in the nouns deck

6. sudurra

   Nose

   Usage

   Same form as in the nouns deck

7. ahoa

   Mouth

   Usage

   Used at a dentist or pharmacy. The bare stem is "aho"

8. hortza

   Tooth

   Usage

   Toothache is "hortzeko mina". Note the "tz". Same form as in the nouns deck

9. mihia

   Tongue

   Usage

   The organ. A language is a different word, "hizkuntza"

10. lepoa

    Neck

    Usage

    The outside of the neck; pain on swallowing is "eztarria". Same form as in the nouns deck

11. eztarria

    Throat

    Usage

    A sore throat is "eztarriko mina". Same form as in the nouns deck

12. sorbalda

    Shoulder

    Usage

    The stem already ends in -a, so the definite form is identical. Same as in the nouns deck

13. besoa

    Arm

    Usage

    Shoulder to wrist; from the wrist down is "eskua". Same form as in the nouns deck

14. ukondoa

    Elbow

    Usage

    Point at it after a fall

15. eskua

    Hand

    Usage

    From the wrist down. Same form as in the nouns deck

16. hatza

    Finger

    Usage

    A toe is "oineko hatza". Note the "tz". Same form as in the nouns deck

17. azazkala

    Nail

    Usage

    The bare stem is "azazkal"; the variant "atzazal" is heard in some dialects

18. bularra

    Chest

    Usage

    For chest pain. Same form as in the nouns deck

19. sabela

    Belly

    Usage

    The belly from outside; stomachache is "sabeleko mina". The organ is "urdaila"

20. bizkarra

    Back

    Usage

    The back as a whole. Same form as in the nouns deck

21. gerria

    Waist / lower back

    Usage

    Lower-back pain is "gerriko mina" — the equivalent of the Japanese "koshi"

22. ipurdia

    Buttocks

    Usage

    The everyday word, with no crude edge — fine in a clinic

23. hanka

    Leg

    Usage

    The whole leg; from the ankle down is "oina". The stem ends in -a, so the definite form matches. Same as in the nouns deck

24. izterra

    Thigh

    Usage

    The leg above the knee. Point at it to report a pulled muscle

25. belauna

    Knee

    Usage

    For a knee hurt while hiking. Same form as in the nouns deck

26. oina

    Foot

    Usage

    From the ankle down. Same form as in the nouns deck

27. orkatila

    Ankle

    Usage

    The stem ends in -a, so the definite form matches. Used when reporting a sprain

28. azala

    Skin

    Usage

    The same word covers fruit peel; human skin is also "larruazala". Same form as in the nouns deck

29. hezurra

    Bone

    Usage

    A fracture is "hezur-haustura"; fish bones use the same word

30. odola

    Blood

    Usage

    A blood test is "odol-analisia"

31. bihotza

    Heart

    Usage

    Both the organ and the seat of feeling. Note the "tz"

32. urdaila

    Stomach (organ)

    Usage

    The organ, as opposed to "sabela" (the belly)

33. hestea

    Intestine

    Usage

    The plural is "hesteak". Used when explaining abdominal pain

34. birika

    Lung

    Usage

    The stem ends in -a, so the definite form matches; the plural is "birikak"

35. gibela

    Liver

    Usage

    Comes up in health checks and questions about drinking

36. giltzurruna

    Kidney

    Usage

    Show it when explaining a condition or medication. Note the "tz"

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