Medical Root
abdomin/o
abdomen
From Latin abdomen, abdominis, belly
Meaning
What does abdomin/o mean?
abdomin/o is a root meaning abdomen. It comes from Latin abdomen, abdominis, belly.
Inside words it is spelled abdomin.
Latin counterpart of Greek lapar/o; abdominal is the everyday word, lapar/o shows up in surgery terms.
In real words
Medical words with abdomin/o
relating to the abdomen, the part of the body between the chest and the hips
surgery that removes excess skin and fat and tightens the abdominal wall, a tummy tuck
a puncture of the abdomen with a needle to draw off fluid
Sources
Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 12.2 Word Components Related to the Digestive System – Medical Terminology 2e
- Digestive System (Gastrointestinal) – Building a Medical Terminology 2e – Student Companion Workbook
- abdomino- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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