urology and nephrology - combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Flashcards
balan/o
glans penis
cyst/o
urinary bladder, sac
epididym/o
epididymis
glomerul/o
glomerulus
lith/o
stone
nephr/o
kidney
orch/o
testis
orchi/o
testis
orchid/o
testis
prostat/o
prostate gland
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
semin/i
semen
sperm/o
sperm
spermat/o
sperm
testicul/o
testis
ur/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
vas/o
vas deferens
vasicul/o
seminal vesicle
albumin/o
albumin
azot/o
nitrogen waste
bacteri/o
bacteria
bi/o
life
corpor/o
body
crypt/o
hidden
genit/o
genitals
glycos/o
sugar, glucose
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hydr/o
water
noct/i
night
olig/o
scanty
py/o
pus
rect/o
rectum
varic/o
dilated vein
ven/o
vein
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-cele
protrusion
-cyte
cell
-eal
pertaining to
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emia
blood condition
-genesis
produces
-gram
a record
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
condition
-iasis
abnormal condition
-ic
pertaining to
-ism
state of
-itis
inflammation
-lith
stone
-logist
one who studies
-logy
study of
-lysis
to destory
-megaly
enlarged
-meter
instrument for measuring
-oma
tumor, mass
-osis
abnormal condition
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
-otomy
cutting into
-ous
pertaining to
-pathy
disease
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasia
formation of cells
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhaphy
to suture
-rrhea
discharge
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
instrument for viewing
-scopy
process of visually examining
-stenosis
narrowing
-tic
pertaining to
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-uria
urine condition
a-
without
an-
without
anti-
against
dys-
abnormal, difficult, painful
epi-
above
extra-
outside of
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
below
intra-
within
poly-
many
trans-
across