What does audi mean in medical terms?

audi

Meaning: hearing, sound

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 audi means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using audi

audiogram
audi (hearing) + -gram (record) = record of hearing test results
audiology
audi (hearing) + -logy (study of) = study of hearing
audiometer
audi (hearing) + -meter (instrument for measuring) = instrument that measures hearing

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.