Ch13 Word Parts: Urinary System Flashcards
albumin/o
albumin
bacteri/o
bacteria
cyst/o
fluid-filled sac (urinary bladder)
enur/o
to urinate in
glomerul/o
glomerulus
glyc/o, glycos/o
glucose, sugar
hemat/o
blood
hydr/o
water, fluid
lith/o
stone, calculus
meat/o
meatus (opening)
nephr/o
kidney
noct/i
night
olig/o
few, scanty
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
son/o
sound, sound waves
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
ur/o, urin/o
urine, urinary system/tract
vesicul/o, vesic/o
fluid-filled sac (urinary bladder)
dys-
painful, abnormal, difficult
gluco-
glucose, sugar
poly-
many
ure-
urea, urine
-cele
herniation, protrusion
-emia
blood (condition of)
-iasis
condition of
-esis
condition of
-lith
stone, calculus
-lysis
destruction, breakdown, separation
-ptosis
prolapse, sagging, drooping
-scopy
viewing or examining with an instrument
-stenosis
stricture, narrowing
-stomy
surgical opening
-tripsy
crushing
-uria
urine, urination