Urinary System - Vocab Flashcards
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cali/o, calic/o
A
calyx
2
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
3
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glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
4
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meat/o
A
meatus (opening)
5
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nephr/o
A
kidney
6
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pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
7
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ren/o
A
kidney
8
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trigon/o
A
trigone (area within the bladder)
9
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ureter/o
A
ureter
10
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urethr/o
A
urethra
11
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vesic/o
A
urinary bladder
12
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angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
13
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noct/o
A
night
14
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dips/o
A
thirst
15
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olig/o
A
scanty
16
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albumin/o
A
albumin (protein)
17
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azot/o
A
urea; nitrogen
18
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bacteri/o
A
bacteria
19
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kal/i
A
potassium
20
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ket/o, keton/o
A
ketones: acetones
21
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natr/o
A
sodium
22
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py/o
A
pus
23
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ur/o
A
urine; urinary tract
24
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urin/o
A
urine
25
hydr/o
water
26
lith/o
stone; calculus
27
hemat/o
blood
28
glyc/o
glucose; sugar
29
prote/o
protein
30
dia-
complete; through
31
anti-
against
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dys-
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
33
-emia
blood condition
34
-poietin
substance that forms
35
-plasty
surgical repair
36
-stenosis
tightening; structure
37
-tripsy
to crush
38
-uria
urination; condition of urine
39
poly-
many; much
40
-ectasis
dilation; dilatation; widening
41
-gram
record
42
-pathy
disease; emotion
43
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
44
-tomy
process of cutting
45
-ole
little; small
46
-sclerosis
hardening
47
-lysis
breakdown; separation;
destruction; loosening
48
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
49
-itis
inflammation
