Urinary tract Flashcards
albumino/o
albumin (protein)
angi/o
vessel (blood)
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
cali/o, calic/o
calyx (calix); cup-shaped
cyst/o
urinary bladder
dips/o
thirst
glomerul/o
glomerulus
glycos/o
sugar
hydr/o
water
isch/o
to hold back; back
kal/o
potassium
ket/o; keton/o
ketones; acetones
lith/o
stone
meat/o
meatus
natr/o
sodium
necr/o
death
nephr/o
kidney
noct/o
night
olig/o
scanty
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
trigon/o
trigone
ur/o
urine; urinary tract
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
vesic/o
urinary bladder
-ectasis
stretching; dilation
-ectomy
removal; excision
-emia
blood condition
-esis
condition
-gram
record
-lithiasis
condition of stones
-lithotomy
incision for removal of a stone
-lysis
breakdown
-megaly
enlargement
-ole
little; small
-osis
condition
-pathy
disease
-plasty
surgical repair
-poietin
substance that forms
-ptosis
droop; sag
-rrhea
flow; discharge
-sclerosis
hardening
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
-tomy
process of cutting
-tripsy
to crush
-uria
urination
a-, an-
not; without
anti-
against
dia-
complete
dys-
bad; painful
en-
in; within
peri-
surrounding
poly-
many, much
retro-
behind; back