Chapter 9 Urinary Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards by Robyn Woolf-Barker

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-lith

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stone

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-lysis

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destruction (break down)

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-uria

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urine condition

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-cele

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protrusion

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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dilation

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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producing

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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lithiasis

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condition of stones

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-logy

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study of

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-oma

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tumor

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-ostomy

A

surgically creating an opening

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

A

disease

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

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an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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dys-

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painful, difficult

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extra-

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outside of

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intra-

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within

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poly-

A

many

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retro-

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backward