Here are the Italian names for parts of the human body, as well as the words for different senses.
Head and face
barba | beard |
guancia | cheek |
mento | chin |
testa | head |
capelli | hair |
orecchio | ear |
occhio | eye |
sopracciglio | eyebrow |
timpano | eardrum |
lobo dell'orecchio | earlobe |
ciglia | eyelash |
palpebra | eyelid |
fronte | forehead |
lentiggini | freckles |
mascella | jaw |
labbro | lip |
bocca | mouth |
naso | nose |
narice | nostril |
baffo | moustache |
lingua | tongue |
dente | tooth |
rughe | wrinkles |
Upper body
pomo d'Adamo | Adam's apple |
braccio | arm |
asciella | armpit |
schiena | back |
seno | breast |
torace | chest |
gomito | elbow |
mano | hand |
dito | finger |
unghia della mano | fingernail |
avanbraccio | forearm |
nocca | knuckle |
ombelico | belly button |
collo | neck |
capezzolo | nipple |
palmo | palm |
spalla | shoulder |
gola | throat |
pollice | thumb |
giro vita | waist |
polso | wrist |
Lower body
caviglia | ankle |
ano | anus |
addome | belly |
pollice | big toe |
sedere | bottom |
natiche | buttocks |
polpaccio | calf |
piede | foot |
genitali | genitals |
inguine | groin |
tallone | heel |
anca | hip |
ginocchio | knee |
gamba | leg |
pene | penis |
peli pubici | pubic hair |
tibia | shin |
pianta del piede | sole |
testicoli | testicles |
coscia | thigh |
dito (del piede) | toe |
unghia del piede | toenail |
vagina | vagina |
Parts of the eye
cornea | cornea |
orbita oculare | eye socket |
occhio | eyeball |
iride | iris |
retina | retina |
pupilla | pupil |
Internal body parts
tendine d'achille | Achilles tendon |
arteria | artery |
appendice | appendix |
vescica | bladder |
vaso sanguigno | blood vessel |
cervello | brain |
cartilagine | cartilage |
colon | colon |
cistifellea | gall bladder |
cuore | heart |
intestini | intestines |
intestino crasso | large intestine |
intestino tenue | small intestine |
reni | kidneys |
legamento | ligament |
fegato | liver |
polmoni | lungs |
esofago | oesophagus |
pancreas | pancreas |
organo | organ |
prostata | prostate gland |
retto | rectum |
milza | spleen |
stomaco | stomach |
tendine | tendon |
tonsille | tonsils |
vena | vein |
trachea | windpipe |
utero | womb |
Bones
clavicola | collarbone |
femore | thigh bone |
omero | humerus |
rotula | kneecap |
bacino | pelvis |
costola | rib |
cassa toracica | rib cage |
scheletro | skeleton |
cranio | skull |
spina dorsale | spine |
vertebra | vertebra |
Body fluids
bile | bile |
sangue | blood |
muco | mucus |
catarro | phlegm |
saliva | saliva |
sperma | semen |
sudore | sweat |
lacrime | tears |
urina | urine |
vomito | vomit |
Other related words
osso | bone |
grasso | fat |
carne | flesh |
glande | gland |
articolazione | joint |
arto | limb |
muscolo | muscle |
nervo | nerve |
pelle | skin |
apparato digerente | digestive system |
sistema nervoso | nervous system |
respirare | to breathe |
piangere | to cry |
singhiozzare | to hiccup |
avere il singhiozzo | to have the hiccups |
starnutire | to sneeze |
sudare | to sweat |
orinare | to urinate |
vomitare | to vomit |
sbadigliare | to yawn |
Senses
olfatto | smell |
tatto | touch |
vista | sight |
udito | hearing |
gusto | taste |
odorare | to smell |
toccare | to touch |
vedere | to see |
udire | to hear |
sentire il gusto | to taste |