Genitourinary System Med Term Flashcards
dys-
Painful, bad, disordered, difficult
-cele
Herniation, or prolapse
Cyst/o
Relating to a Bladder
– Ectomy
Excision, surgical removal
Ex/o
Outside of, without
Hydr/
Relating to fluid, water or hydrogen
–ia
State of being, condition (abnormal)
-ia/sis
Condition of
-itis
Inflammation
Lith/o
Calcification, stone
-lysis
Destroy
Nephr/o
Relating to the kidney
-oma
Tumor
Orchi/o
Relating to the testicles
-orrhaphy
Suturing
Osche/o
Relating to the scrotum
– Oscopy
To examine through a scope
-osis
Condition, process
-Ostomy
Indicates a surgically created artificial opening
-otomy
Incision into
-pexy
Fixation or suspension
Pyel/o
Relating to the renal pelvis
Vesic/o
Relating to the urinary bladder
cali/o, calic/o
calyx
glomerul/o
glomerulus
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
epididym/o
epididymis
prostat/o
prostate
semin/o
semen
sperm/o, spermato/o
semen, spermatozoa
test/o
testis, testicle
vas/o
vas deferens, ductus deferens, also vessel, duct
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle