What does glomerul mean in medical terms?
glomerul
Meaning: glomerulus
Type: Word root · Body system: Kidneys & Urinary System
A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what glomerul means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.
Example words using glomerul
glomerulonephritis
glomerul (glomerulus) + nephr (kidney) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
glomerul (glomerulus) + nephr (kidney) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
glomerular
glomerul (glomerulus) + -ar (pertaining to) = pertaining to the glomerulus
glomerul (glomerulus) + -ar (pertaining to) = pertaining to the glomerulus
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.