Chapter 11 Flashcards
Urin/ary
Urinary
Pre: Urin/o- Urinary System; Urine
Root:
Suffix: Ary- Pertaining to
Body system that begins with the kidneys
Retro/peritone/al
Retroperitoneal
Pre: Retro- backward; behind
Root: Peritone/o- Peritoneum
Suffix: Al- Pertaining to
Pertaining to behind the abdominal cavity
Genit/o/urin/ary
Genitourinary
Pre: Genit/o ; genitalia
Root: Urin/o ; Urinary System; Urine
Suffix: Ary- Pertaining to
Pertaining to the genitalia and the urinary system
Ur/o/genit/al
Urogenital
Pre: Ur/o- Urinary system; urine
Root: Genit/o- genitalia
Suffix: Al - pertaining to
Pertaining to the genitalia and the urinary system
Excret/ory
Excretory
Pre: Excret/o
Root:
Suffix: Ory- having the function of
Describes the purpose of the system (to excrete urine)
Ren/al
Renal
Pre: Ren/o- kidney
Root:
Suffix: Al- Pertaining to
adjective for kidney
Cortic/al
Cortical
Pre: Cortic/o- cortex; outer region
Root:
Suffix: Al- Pertaining to
Relating to an outer layer of the cerebrum
Calic/eal
Caliceal
Pre: Calic/o- calyx
Root:
Suffix: Eal - pertaining to
Pertaining to the cup like structure
Pelv/ic
Pelvic
Pre: Pelv/o- hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis
Root:
Suffix: ic- pertaining to
Pertaining to the hip-bone
Ureter/al
Ureteral
Pre: Ureter/o- Ureter
Root:
Suffix: Al- Pertaining to
Openings into the bladder
Peri/stal/sis
Peristalsis
Pre: peri- around
Root: stal/o- contraction
Suffix: sis- condition; process
process of contraction around
Vesic/al
Vesical
Pre: vesic/o
root:
suffix: al- pertaining to
adjective form for bladder
Mucos/al
Mucosal
Pre: Mucos/o _ mucous
Root:
Suffix: al- pertaining to
pertaining to mucous membrane
Urethr/al
Urethral
Pre: urethr/o urethra
root:
suffix: al- pertaining to
descriptive word for urethra
Glomerul/ar
Glomerular
Pre: glomerul/o
root:
suffix: ar- pertaining to
pertaining to a ball-like structure
