The phrase 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica Librorum Epitome' means A summary of the books on the factory of the human body. In the word-by-word translation, the preposition 'de' means 'about, after, away from, down from, during, on account of, taken from'. The adjective 'humani' means 'human'. The noun 'corporis' means 'body'. The noun 'fabrica' means 'art of a smith, workshop of a smith'. The noun 'librorum' means 'of books'. The noun 'epitome' means 'abridgement, epitome, ideal example, summary'.