Verified corpus entry
adrenal
Reading order
Morphology rail
Construction: Prefix ad-, toward; Root ren-, kidney; Suffix -al, pertaining to; reconstructs adrenal.
- 01PRE / Prefix
ad-
Surface: ad
toward
- 02ROOT / Root
ren-
Surface: ren
kidney
- 03SUF / Suffix
-al
Surface: al
pertaining to
adrenal
Verified entry
This primary analysis is authored in the local corpus. It is a terminology record, not medical advice.
Corpus context
Authored note
A word-part teaching record for the adrenal term.
Alternative analysisadren- + -al - The ad- plus ren- division is an educational analysis; adren- is retained as an alternative stem analysis.
Alternative 1
The ad- plus ren- division is an educational analysis; adren- is retained as an alternative stem analysis.
Reading order
Morphology rail
Construction: Root adren-, adrenal gland; Suffix -al, pertaining to; reconstructs adrenal.
adrenal
Reference paths
Parts and related terms
Provenance
Source ledger
Source 1
Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 1 - Identifying Word Parts
National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing
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Source 2
Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
National Library of Medicine, NIH
External link to medlineplus.gov; opens in a new tab.
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