French Body Parts Vocabulary: Complete List with Pronunciation Guide

Essential French anatomy terms organized by region. Note: French nouns have gender (m/f); pronunciation approximations provided.

Head & Neck

• La tête (head) – la tet
• Le visage (face) – luh vee-zahzh
• Le cou (neck) – luh koo
• Les yeux (eyes) – lay zyeuh
• Le nez (nose) – luh nay
• La bouche (mouth) – la boosh
• Les dents (teeth) – lay dahn
• La langue (tongue) – la lahng
• Les oreilles (ears) – lay zoh-ray
• Les cheveux (hair) – lay shuh-vuh

Torso

• Les épaules (shoulders) – lay zep-ohl
• Le dos (back) – luh doh
• La poitrine (chest) – la pwah-treen
• Le ventre (abdomen/belly) – luh vahn-truh
• Les hanches (hips) – lay zahnsh

Limbs

• Les bras (arms) – lay brah
• Les mains (hands) – lay mehn
• Les doigts (fingers) – lay dwah
• Les cuisses (thighs) – lay kweess
• Les jambes (legs) – lay zhahm
• Les pieds (feet) – lay pyeh

Internal Organs

• Le cœur (heart) – luh kuhr
• Les poumons (lungs) – lay poo-mohn
• L'estomac (stomach) – les-toh-mahk
• Les intestins (intestines) – lay zahn-tes-tahn
• Le foie (liver) – luh fwah
• Les reins (kidneys) – lay rehn
• La vessie (bladder) – la veh-see
• Le cerveau (brain) – luh ser-voh
• La moelle épinière (spinal cord) – la mwel ay-pee-nyair

Structural

• La peau (skin) – la poh
• Les os (bones) – lay zoh
• Les muscles (muscles) – lay muh-skluh
• Les organes (organs) – lay zohr-gahn

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