What does adip mean in medical terms?

adip

Meaning: fat

Type: Word root · Body system: Whole Body & General Terms

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what adip means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using adip

adipose
adip (fat) + -ose (pertaining to) = pertaining to fat or fatty tissue
adipocyte
adip (fat) + -cyte (cell) = a fat cell
adiposity
adip (fat) + -osity (condition) = the condition of having excess fatty tissue

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.