Chapter 11 Flashcards by Jessica Bandera

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Vesic/o-

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Bladder; fluid-filled sac

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Glomerul/o-

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Glomerulus; ball-like structure

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Excret/o-

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Removing from the body

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Ren/o-

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Kidney

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Cortic/o-

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Cortex; outer region

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Urin/o-

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Urinary system; urine

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Peritone/o-

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Peritoneum; abdominal cavity membrane

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Genit/o-

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Genitalia

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Ur/o-

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Urinary system; urine

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Cortic/o-

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cortex; outer region

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Calic/o-

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calyx; cup-like structure

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Pelv/o-

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pelvis; renal pelvis; hip bone

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Ureter/o-

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ureter

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Stal/o-

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contraction

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Urethr/o-

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urethra

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Electr/o-

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electricity

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Filtr/o-

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filter

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-ory

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having the function of

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-lyte

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dissolved substance

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-ate

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composed of; pertaining to

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Proxim/o-

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near the center; near the point of origin

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Tub/o-

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tube

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Dist/o-

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away from the center; away from the point of origin

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-ine

pertaining to; thing pertaining to

-ation

being; having ; process

micturi/o-

making urine

Erythr/o-

red

-poietin

substance that forms

Nephr/o-

kidney; nephron

Hydr/o-

fluid; water

-ectasis

condition of dilation

Lith/o-

stone

-iasis

process; state

Calcul/o-

stone

Gen/o-

arising from; produced by

Col/o-

colon

-pathy

disease

-ptosis

state of drooping; state of falling

Congenit/o-

present at birth

Pyel/o-

renal pelvis

Blast/o-

embryonic; immature

Necr/o-

dead body; dead tissue; dead cells

Chron/o-

time

-emia

condition of the blood; substance in the blood

Intra-

within

-cele

hernia

Spad/o-

opening; tear

-ias

condition

Epi-

above; upon

Albumin/o-

albumin; major protein in the blood

Hypo-

below; deficient

Protein/o-

protein

An-

not; without

Bacteri/o-

bacterium

-ia

condition; state; thing

Dys-

abnormal; difficult; painful

Enur/o-

urinate

Glycos/o-

glucose; sugar

Kal/i-

potassium

Hemat/o-

blood

In-

in; not; within

Contin/o-

hold together

-ence

state

Keton/o-

ketones

Noct/o-

night

Olig/o-

few; scanty

Py/o-

pus

Acid/o-

acid; low pH

Alkal/o-

base; high pH

Tom/o-

cut; layer; slice

Supra-

above

Pub/o-

hip bone; pubis

Ambulat/o-

walking

-tripsy

process of crushing

-pexy

process of surgically fixing in place

-tomy

process cutting; process of making an incision

Dia-

complete; completely through