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HHS Genitourinary Sy
Medical Word Elements & Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder |
lith/o | stone, calculus |
meat/o | opening, meatus |
nephr/o | kidney |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
andr/o | male |
balan/o | glans penis |
epididym/o | epididymis |
orcho/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o | testis (plural, testes) |
perine/o | perineum (are between scrotum (or vulva in the female) and anus) |
prostat/o | prostate |
spermat/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
sperm/o | sperm |
varic/o | dilated vein |
vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
albumin/o | albumin, protein |
azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
bacteri/o | bacteria (singular bacterium) |
gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
kal/i | potassium (an electrolyte) |
keton/o | ketone bodies (acids and acetones) |
noct/o | night |
olig/o | scanty |
py/o | pus |
-cide | killing |
-genesis | forming, producing, origin |
-iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specified) |
-ism | condition |
-spadias | slit, fissure |
-uria | urine |
dia- | through, across |
retro- | backward, behind |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
C&S | culture and sensitivity |
ED | erectile dysfucntion |
GU | genitourinary |
HTN | hypertension |
K | potassium |
Na | Sodium |
pH | symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |