Lesson 7 (Chapter 2: Structures of the Urinary System) Flashcards
Hydr/o
Water or fluid
Hidr/o
Sweat
Noct/o, nyct/o
Night
Olig/o
Scanty or few
Hemat/o
Blood
Lith/o
Stone or calculus
Albumin/o
Albumin
Azot/o
Nitrogen
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Cali/o, calic/o
A cup-shaped division of the renal pelvis Base word is calyx, calyces
Py/o
Pus
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
-ptosis
A prolapse, sagging, drooping, or falling down
-pexy
Surgical fixation. Used to fix ptosis
-urea
Urination or a condition of the urine
-cele
Herniation or hernia
-lith
Stone or calculus
-iasis
Presence of or formation of
-lithiasis
Presence or formation of stones
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-automy
Surgical incision or to cut into
-tripsy
Surgical crushing
-ary
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-gram
The record, tracing or x-ray
-scopy
The process of viewing or examining
-ia
Condition
Dia-
Through or complete
Dys-
Abnormal, painful, labored, difficult, and defective
Dysuria
Difficult or painful urination
[Dys- (difficult or painful0 + -uria (urination)]
Cyctitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
[Cust/o (urinary bladder) + -itis (Inflammation)]
Nephrolithiasis
Presence of kidney stones
[Nephr/o (kidney) + lith/o (stone or calculi) + -iasis (formation of)]
Vesicoureteral
Pertaining to the urinary bladder and the ureter
[Vesic/o (urinary bladder) + ureter/o (ureter) + -al (pertaining to)]
Glomerulonephitis
Inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidney
[Glomerul/o (glomerulus) + nephr/o (kidney + -itis (inflammation)]
Surgical fixation of the urethra
Urethr/o (urethra) + -pexy (surgical fixation) = Urethropexy
Too much urination
Poly (Too much) + -uria (urination) = Polyuria
Stones of the renal pelvis
Pyel/o (renal pelvis) + lith (stones) = Pyelolith
Herniation of the urinary bladder
Cyst/o (urinary bladder) + -cele (herniation) = Cystocele
Excision of the kidney
Neph/o (kidney) + -ectomy (surgical removal) = Nephectomy
