Chapter 9- word parts Flashcards
-ectasis
dilated
intra-
within
olig/o
scanty
meat/o
meatus
ur/o
urine
bacteri/o
bacteria
-gram
record
dys-
painful, difficult
hem/o
blood
urin/o
urine
retro-
backward
-meter
instrument to measure
-sclerosis
hardening
protein/o
protein
azot/o
nitrogenous waste
-cele
protrusion
bi/o
life
-malacia
abnormal softening
-tripsy
surgical crushing
an-
without
carcin/o
cancer
hemat/o
blood
-otomy
cutting into
necr/o
death
tox/o
poison
-lithiasis
condition of stones
glycos/o
sugar
py/o
pus
-ectomy
surgical removal
-plasty
surgical repair
urethr/o
urethra
pyel/o
renal pelvis
cyst/o
bladder, pouch
hydr/o
water
anti-
against
-oma
tumor
ureter/o
ureter
iatr/o
medicine
-pexy
surgical fixation
-graphy
process of recording
neur/o
nerve
-uria
urine condition
ren/o
kidney
corpor/o
body
-eal
pertaining to
lith/o
stone
-emia
blood condition
noct/i
night
keton/o
ketones
-megaly
enlarged
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-scopy
process of visually examining
nephr/o
kidney
poly-
many
-algia
pain
-genic
producing
idi/o
distinctive
-lith
stone
ven/o
vein
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
-ptosis
drooping
glomerul/o
glomerulus
-logy
study of
-stenosis
narrowing
peritone/o
peritoneum
-lysis
to destroy
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
-itis
inflammation
extra-
outside of