Chapter 14 Urinary System Prefix/Combiningforms/Suffix Flashcards
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dia-
A
through
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en-
A
within, upon
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endo-
A
within
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epi-
A
upon, over
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hyper-
A
excessive
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hypo-
A
under, below normal
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poly-
A
many
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albumin/o
A
albumin (protein)
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azot/o
A
urea, nitrogen
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bacteri/o
A
bacteria
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blast/o
A
germ, bud
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cyst/o
A
sac, bladder
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glomerul/o
A
little ball (glomerulus)
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gluc/o
A
glucose, sugar
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glyc/o, glycos/o
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glycogen, sugar
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hydr/o
A
water
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ket/o, keton/o
A
ketone bodies
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lith/o
A
stone
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lys/o
A
break apart, dissolve
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meat/o
A
opening, passage
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nephr/o
A
kidney
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noct/o
A
night
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olig/o
A
few in number
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py/o
A
pus
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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ren/o
kidney
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son/o
sound
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spadias/o
rip, tear
29
sten/o
narrowness, constriction
30
tens/o
pressure
31
tom/o
to cut
32
ureter/o
ureter
33
urethr/o
urethra
34
urin/a, urin/o, ur/o
urine
35
vesic/o
sac, bladder
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-cele
hernia, swelling
37
-iasis
condition of
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-ion
act/process
39
-is
pertaining to
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-lith
stone
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-lysis
loosen, dissolve
42
-meter
measuring instrument
43
-pexy
surgical fixation
44
-ptosis
drooping
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-rrhaphy
suturing
46
-tripsy
surgical crushing
47
-trophy
nourishment, development
48
-uresis
urination
49
-uria
condition of urine
