What does radi mean in medical terms?

radi

Meaning: ray, radiation; radius bone in some words

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

Example words using radi

radiology
radi (radiation) + -logy (study of) = study and use of medical imaging radiation
radiograph
radi (ray) + -graph (record) = an image recorded using rays
radiation
radi (ray) + -ation (process) = the emission of rays or energy

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.