GI/GU

Question 1

cyst/o vesic/o

Answer 1

bladder, sac

Question 2

glomerul/o

Answer 2

glomerulus

Question 3

meat/o

Answer 3

meatus (opening)

Question 4

nephr/o ren/o

Answer 4

kidney

Question 5

pyel/o

Answer 5

renal pelvis

Question 6

ureter/o

Answer 6

ureter

Question 7

urethr/o

Answer 7

urethra

Question 8

hydr/o

Answer 8

water

Question 9

lith/o

Answer 9

stone, calculus

Question 10

noct/i

Answer 10

night

Question 11

olig/o

Answer 11

scanty, few

Question 12

son/o

Answer 12

sound

Question 13

tom/o

Answer 13

cut, section

Question 14

urin/o ur/o

Question 15

-gram

Answer 15

record, radiographic image

Question 16

-iasis -esis

Answer 16

condition

Question 17

-lysis

Answer 17

loosening, disolution, separating

Question 18

-megaly

Answer 18

enlargement

Question 19

-ptosis

Answer 19

drooping, sagging, prolapse

Question 20

-rrhaphy

Answer 20

suturing, repairing

Question 21

-tripsy

Answer 21

surgical crushing

Question 22

-trophy

Answer 22

nourishment, development

Question 23

-uria

Answer 23

urine, urination

Question 24

cystitis

Answer 24

inflammation of the bladder

(infection of the bladder)

Question 25

glomerulonephritis

Answer 25

inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney

can cause damage to the kidneys if not treated

Question 26

hydronephrosis

Answer 26

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

Question 27

nephritis

Answer 27

inflammation of the kidney

(infection of the kidney)

Question 28

nephrolithiasis

Answer 28

stones in the kidneys

Question 29

pyelonephritis

Answer 29

Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney

(infection of renal pelvis and kindeys)

Question 30

ureteritis

Answer 30

inflammation of the ureter

Question 31

cystocele

Answer 31

protrusion of the bladder

Question 32

calculi

Answer 32

stone

Question 33

lithotrispy

Answer 33

surgical crushing of a stone

Question 34

an/o

Answer 34

anus

Question 35

cec/o

Answer 35

cecum

Question 36

col/o colon/o

Answer 36

colon

usually denoting the large intestine

Question 37

duoden/o

Answer 37

duodenum

Question 38

enter/o

Answer 38

intestine

usually denoting the small intestine

Question 39

esophag/o

Answer 39

esophagus

Question 40

gastr/o

Answer 40

stomach

Question 41

ile/o

Answer 41

ileum

Question 42

jejun/o

Answer 42

jejunum

Question 43

or/o stomat/o

Answer 43

mouth

Question 44

proct/o rect/o

Answer 44

rectum

Question 45

sigmoid/o

Answer 45

sigmoid colon

Question 46

abdomin/o celi/o lapar/o

Answer 46

abdomen (abdominal cavity)

Question 47

chol/e

Answer 47

gall,bile

Question 48

diverticul/o

Answer 48

diverticulum, blind pouch

Question 49

gloss/o lingu/o

Answer 49

tongue

Question 50

hepat/o

Answer 50

liver

Question 51

herni/o

Answer 51

hernia or protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall

Question 52

pancreat/o

Answer 52

pancreas

Question 53

peritone/o

Answer 53

peritoneum

Question 54

pylor/o

Answer 54

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

Question 55

steat/o

Answer 55

fat

Question 56

uvul/o

Answer 56

uvula

Question 57

appendicitis

appendic- -itis

Answer 57

inflammation of the appendix

Question 58

cholecystitis

chole- cyst- -itis (note 3 parts to this word)

Answer 58

inflammation of the gallbladder

Question 59

choledocholithiasis

choledocho- -lithiasis

Answer 59

condition of stones in the common bile duct

Question 60

choledoch/o

Answer 60

common bile duct

Question 61

-lithasis

Answer 61

presence of stones

Question 62

cholelithiasis

chole- -lithiasis

Answer 62

condition of gallstones

Question 63

diverticulitis

divertcul- -itis

Answer 63

inflammation of a diverticulum

Question 64

diverticulosis

diverticulo- -sis

Answer 64

abnormal condition of having diverticula

Question 65

gastritis

gastr- -itis

Answer 65

inflammation of the stomach

Question 66

gastroenteritis

gastro- enter- -itis

Answer 66

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Question 67

ginigivitis

ginigiv- -itis

Answer 67

inflammation of the gums

Question 68

hepatitis

hepat- -itis

Answer 68

inflammation of the liver

Question 69

pancreatitis

Answer 69

inflammation of the pancrease

Question 70

peritonitis

Answer 70

inflammation of the peritoneum

Question 71

proctoptosis

Answer 71

prolapse of the rectum

Question 72

rectocele

Answer 72

protusion of the rectum