Communis

Communis may refer to:

Anatomy

 * Anulus tendineus communis or annulus of Zinn, a ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve
 * Carotis communis, the common carotid artery
 * Extensor digitorum communis, a muscle of the posterior forearm present in humans

Other uses

 * Canis lupus communis, the Russian wolf, a subspecies of the grey wolf occurring in north-central Russia
 * Communis opinio, a Latin phrase referring to "common opinion," or "the generally accepted view"
 * Doctor Communis, a term for Saint Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225-1274), an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Fratres Communis Vitae, a Roman Catholic religious community founded in the 14th century
 * Res communis, the public domain
 * Sensus communis, the part of the psyche responsible for binding the inputs of the individual sense organs