Here are the Dutch names for parts of the human body, as well as the words for different senses.
Head and face
baard | beard |
wang | cheek |
kin | chin |
hoofd | head |
haar | hair |
oor | ear |
oog | eye |
wenkbrauw | eyebrow |
trommelvlies | eardrum |
oorlel | earlobe |
wimper | eyelash |
ooglid | eyelid |
voorhoofd | forehead |
sproeten | freckles |
kaak | jaw |
lip | lip |
mond | mouth |
neus | nose |
neusgat | nostril |
snor | moustache |
tong | tongue |
tand | tooth |
rimpels | wrinkles |
Upper body
adamsappel | Adam's apple |
arm | arm |
oksel | armpit |
rug | back |
borst or boezem | breast |
elleboog | elbow |
hand | hand |
vinger | finger |
vingernagel | fingernail |
onderarm | forearm |
knokkel | knuckle |
navel | belly button |
nek | neck |
tepel | nipple |
handpalm | palm |
schouder | shoulder |
keel | throat |
duim | thumb |
middel | waist |
pols | wrist |
Lower body
enkel | ankle |
anus | anus |
buik | belly |
grote teen | big toe |
achterste | bottom |
billen | buttocks |
kuit | calf |
voet | foot |
geslachtsdelen | genitals |
lies | groin |
hak | heel |
heup | hip |
knie | knee |
been | leg |
penis | penis |
schaamhaar | pubic hair |
scheenbeen | shin |
zool | sole |
ballen | testicles |
bovenbeen or dij | thigh |
teen | toe |
teennagel | toenail |
vagina | vagina |
Parts of the eye
hoornvlies | cornea |
oogkas | eye socket |
oogbol | eyeball |
iris | iris |
netvlies | retina |
pupil | pupil |
Internal body parts
achillespees | Achilles tendon |
slagader | artery |
blindedarm | appendix |
blaas | bladder |
bloedader | blood vessel |
hersenen | brain |
kraakbeen | cartilage |
karteldarm | colon |
galblaas | gall bladder |
hart | heart |
darm or ingewanden | intestines |
dikke darm | large intestine |
dunne darm | small intestine |
nieren | kidneys |
gewrichtsband | ligament |
lever | liver |
longen | lungs |
slokdarm | oesophagus |
alvleesklier | pancreas |
orgaan | organ |
prostaat | prostate gland |
endeldarm | rectum |
milt | spleen |
maag | stomach |
pees | tendon |
amandelen | tonsils |
ader | vein |
luchtpijp | windpipe |
baarmoeder | womb |
Bones
sleutelbeen | collarbone |
dijbeen | thigh bone |
opperarmbeen | humerus |
knieschijf | kneecap |
bekken | pelvis |
rib | rib |
borstkas | rib cage |
skelet | skeleton |
schedel | skull |
ruggegraat or wervelkolom | spine |
ruggewervel | vertebra |
Body fluids
gal | bile |
bloed | blood |
slijm | mucus |
rochel | phlegm |
speeksel | saliva |
zaad | semen |
zweet | sweat |
tranen | tears |
urine | urine |
kots | vomit |
Other related words
bot | bone |
vet | fat |
vlees | flesh |
klier | gland |
gewricht | joint |
lidmaat | limb |
spier | muscle |
zenuw | nerve |
huid | skin |
maag-darmstelsel | digestive system |
zenuwstelsel | nervous system |
ademen | to breathe |
huilen | to cry |
hikken | to hiccup |
de hik hebben | to have the hiccups |
niezen | to sneeze |
zweten | to sweat |
urineren | to urinate |
overgeven | to vomit |
gapen | to yawn |
Senses
geur | smell |
aanraking | touch |
zicht | sight |
gehoor | hearing |
smaak | taste |
ruiken | to smell |
aanraken | to touch |
zien | to see |
horen | to hear |
proeven or smaken | to taste |