Chapter 6 Flashcards by Brea Pritchard

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cyst/o, vesic/o (Note: these refer to the urinary bladder unless otherwise identified)

A

bladder, sac

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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meat/o

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meatus (opening)

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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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albumin/o

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albumin

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azot/o

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urea, nitrogen

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blast/o

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developing cell, germ cell

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glyc/o, glycos/o

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sugar

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hydr/o

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water

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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noct/i (Note: the combining vowel is i)

A

night

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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son/o

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sound

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tom/o

A

cut, section

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urin/o, ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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-iasis, -esis

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condition

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-lysis

A

loosening, dissolution, separating

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse

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-rrhaphy

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suturing, repairing

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-trophy

A

nourishment, development

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-uria

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urine, urination