GI/GU Flashcards
cyst/o vesic/o
bladder, sac
glomerul/o
glomerulus
meat/o
meatus (opening)
nephr/o ren/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
hydr/o
water
lith/o
stone, calculus
noct/i
night
olig/o
scanty, few
son/o
sound
tom/o
cut, section
urin/o ur/o
-gram
record, radiographic image
-iasis -esis
condition
-lysis
loosening, disolution, separating
-megaly
enlargement
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-trophy
nourishment, development
-uria
urine, urination
cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
(infection of the bladder)
glomerulonephritis
inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
can cause damage to the kidneys if not treated
hydronephrosis
condition where the kidneys are stretched and swollen as a result of a build-up of urine inside them
abnormal condition of water in the kidney
nephritis
inflammation of the kidney
(infection of the kidney)
nephrolithiasis
stones in the kidneys