Ch13 Word Parts: Urinary System Flashcards

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1
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albumin/o

A

albumin

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bacteri/o

A

bacteria

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3
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cyst/o

A

fluid-filled sac (urinary bladder)

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4
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enur/o

A

to urinate in

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5
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glomerul/o

A

glomerulus

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6
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glyc/o, glycos/o

A

glucose, sugar

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hemat/o

A

blood

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8
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hydr/o

A

water, fluid

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lith/o

A

stone, calculus

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meat/o

A

meatus (opening)

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11
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nephr/o

A

kidney

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12
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noct/i

A

night

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13
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olig/o

A

few, scanty

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14
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py/o

A

pus

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15
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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

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16
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ren/o

A

kidney

17
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son/o

A

sound, sound waves

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ureter/o

A

ureter

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urethr/o

A

urethra

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ur/o, urin/o

A

urine, urinary system/tract

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vesicul/o, vesic/o

A

fluid-filled sac (urinary bladder)

22
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dys-

A

painful, abnormal, difficult

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gluco-

A

glucose, sugar

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poly-

A

many

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ure-

A

urea, urine

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-cele

A

herniation, protrusion

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-emia

A

blood (condition of)

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-iasis

A

condition of

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-esis

A

condition of

30
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-lith

A

stone, calculus

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-lysis

A

destruction, breakdown, separation

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-ptosis

A

prolapse, sagging, drooping

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-scopy

A

viewing or examining with an instrument

34
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-stenosis

A

stricture, narrowing

35
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-stomy

A

surgical opening

36
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-tripsy

A

crushing

37
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-uria

A

urine, urination