Urinary System Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin protein
2
Q
azot/o
A
nitrogenous compounds
3
Q
bacteri/o
A
bacteria (singular bacterium)
4
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
cyst
sac of fluid
5
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
6
Q
glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
7
Q
glycos/o
A
glucose
sugar
sweetness
8
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
9
Q
hydr/o
A
water
10
Q
kal/i
A
potassium (an electrolyte)
11
Q
keton/o
A
ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
12
Q
lith/o
A
stone
calculus
13
Q
meat/o
A
opening
meatus
14
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
15
Q
noct/o
A
night
16
Q
olig/o
A
scanty
few
17
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum
18
Q
protein/o
A
protein
19
Q
py/o
A
pus
20
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
21
Q
ren/o
A
kidney
22
Q
son/o
A
sound
23
Q
ur/o
A
urinary
urinary tract
24
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
25
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
26
Q
urin/o
A
urine
27
Q
vesic/o
A
bladder
