# Medical Roots Dictionary — comprehensive root dictionary

> comprehensive root dictionary (iPhone/iPad app by Huong Nguyen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medical-roots-dictionary/id1361041693 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Huong Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1342162705)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: $2.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 132 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-03-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medical-roots-dictionary/id1361041693/reviews.md

## What is Medical Roots Dictionary?

This app offers a comprehensive dictionary of medical roots and medical terms that comes from the roots.  


 ▶ Medical roots, prefixes and suffixes
 - Tap a root to see list of medical terms that comes from the root
 - Over 2000 medical roots, prefixes and suffixes 
 - For example: 

 "alg" means "pain"
 brachialgia means "pain in the arms"
 dactylalgia means "pain in the finger"
 dorsalgia means "pain in the back"


 ▶ Reverse Dictionary
 - roots that have same meaning are grouped together
 - For example: 

 roots that have meaning "against" are "anti-, counter-, ob-"
 roots that have meaning "all" are "omni, pan"
 roots that have meaning "body" are "-some, corp, som, somato"
 roots that have meaning "brain" are "cerebr, encephalo"



 ▶ Medical terms 
 - Tap a terms to see detailed meaning, list of roots 
 - Over 8000 medical terms
 - For example: 
 abdominoscopy comes from "abdom" and "scopy"
 subanconeous comes from "sub" and "ancon"

 ▶ Multiple choice quizzes
 - Learn medical roots, suffixes and prefixes with quizzes
 - Review your answers after finishing the quiz

 ▶ Flashcards 
 - Learn medical roots, prefixes and suffixes with flashcards 

 ▶ Groups
 - Create a group of medical roots, prefixes, suffixes or medical terms 
 - Put related entries into same group

 ▶ Notebook 
 - Write notes for medical roots, prefixes, suffixes or medical terms 
 - Use editor to style your notes 
 - Review your notes later

 ▶ Basic features: 
 - Look up an entry 
 - Save an entry 
 - Pronounciation 
 - Learn 5 medical roots daily (the app will send you notification if you enable it)

 ▶ If you want to give feedback, please use feedback feature to send use email. 
 We love to hear feedback from you.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 3.0 — 2026-03-17

We have added more medical roots in this version.

### 2.0 — 2022-09-26

We have added more medical roots in this version.

### 1.0 — 2018-03-21

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

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