Ch. 12 Urinary System Flashcards
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Albumin/o
Albumin (a protein)
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Azot/o
Nitrogen
Py/o
Pus
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
-us
Structure; tissue; thing
-uria
Urination; condition of urine
-tripsy
Crushing
-stitial
Pertaining to standing or positioned
-sclerosis
Hardening; thickening
-poietin
Substance that forms
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-lysis
Breakdown; separation; loosening
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-gram
Record; image
-e
Noun suffix with no meaning
-cele
Hernia; swelling; protrusion
-al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous
Pertaining to
Poly-
Many; much
Inter-
Between
Hyper-
Above; above normal; excessive
Dys-
Painful; difficult
Dia-
Complete; through
a-, an-
Not; without
Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
Urin/o
Urine
Urethr/o
Urethra
Ureter/o
Ureter
Ur/o
Urine; urinary tract
Trigon/o
Trigone (region of bladder)
Ren/o
Kidney
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Olig/o
Scanty (very small)
Noct/o
Night
Nephr/o
Kidney
Meat/o
Meatus
Lith/o
Stone; calculus
Glyc/o, glycos/o
Sugar; glucose
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
Cyst/o
Cyst; fluid sac; bladder
Cali/o
Calyx
Calcul/o
Stone