Urinary Flashcards
ren/o
kidney
nephr/o
kidney
hil/o
hilum, a little thing, a trifle
pyel/o
renal pelvis, basin
calyc/o, calic/o
renal calices, cup-like structure
glomerul/o
glomerulus of the nephron, little ball
ureter/o
ureter
vesic/o
bladder, sac, vesicle, purse
cyst/o
bladder, sac, cyst
urethr/o
urethra
meat/o
opening, passageway
-uresis
to urinate, involuntary unrination
mict/o, mictur/o
to urinate
ur/o, -uria
urine
urin/o
urine
ure/o
urea
uric/o
uric acid
plan/o, plankt/o, -plania
wandering
grad/o, -grade
step, walk, go
azot/o
nitrogenous waste; nitrogen
kali/o, ka/o
potassium
calc/o
calcium, lime
natri/o, natr/o
sodium
nitrit/o
nitrite (salt of nitrous acid)
nitr/o
nitrogen, combination with nitrogen
creatin/o
creatine
albumin/o
albumin, protein
ket/o
ketone
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar, glucose
melit/o
honey, sugar, bees
alkal/o, alkalin/o
basic, alkali
acid/o
acidic, acid
sthen/o
strength, specific gravity
chrom/o, chromat/o
color
flav/o
bright yellow
xanth/o
yellow
lute/o
yellow (pale or orangish)
erythr/o
red
rrhod/o, rhod/o
rose color
porphyr/o
purple, dark red
cyan/o
blue
cerul/o, caerul/o
sky-blue color, dark blue
fusc/o
brown
chlor/o
green, chlorine
virid/o
green
melan/o
black
phae/o, phe/o
gray
albin/o
white
calcul/o
stone
lith/o
stone, lithium
-tripsy
to rub, crush
-lapaxy
surgical evacuation (of a stone)
-clasty
surgical breaking (of a stone)
cather/o
catheter
capsula, -ae (f.)
capsule, a little box or chest
cortex, corticis (m.)
cortex; bark of a tree or plant, the rind
medulla, -ae (f.)
medulla (marrow, middle, innermost part of an organ)
columna, -ae (f.)
column; pillar
pyramis, pyramidis (f.)
pyramid
trigonum, -i (n.)
trigone (triangle)
ostium, -i (n.)
orifice; door, entrance
segmentum, -i (n.)
segment; piece cut off, cutting