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Medical Terminology
Chapter 6 Genitourinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arteri/o | artery |
| cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder |
| cellul/o | cell |
| calic/o, cali/o, calyc/o | calyx |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| hil/o | hilum |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| meat/o | meatus |
| medull/o | medulla |
| parenchym/o | parenchyma |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| strom/o | stroma |
| trigon/o | trigone |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o, ur/o | urine, urinary system |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| gonad/o | gonad |
| chym/o | juice |
| pen/i, phall/o | penis |
| preputi/o, posth/o | foreskin |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| scrot/o | scrotum |
| semin/o | semen |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm |
| ster/o | steroid |
| strom/o | stroma |
| test/o, testicul/o, orchid/o, orch/o | testis, testicle |
| vas/o | vas deferens |
| hem/o | blood |
| bartholin/o | bartholin's gland |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| cervic/o, trachel/o | cervix |
| clitorid/o | clitoris |
| endometri/o | endometrium |
| salping/o, fallopi/o | fallopian tube |
| gynec/o | female |
| follicul/o | follicle |
| fund/o | fundus |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| labi/o | labia |
| men/o | menstruation |
| mesenter/o | mesentery |
| lact/o, galact/o | milk |
| myometri/o | myometrium |
| papill/o, thel/e | nipple |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| ov/o, ov/i, ovul/o, o/o | ovum, egg |
| perimetri/o | perimetrium |
| perine/o | perineum |
| culd/o | rectouterine pouch |
| hyster/o, metri/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o, episi/o | vulva |
| extra- | outside |
| en- | in |
| par- | beside, near |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| -ation, -ion | process of |
| -al, -ar, -ic | pertaining to |
| -arche | beginning |
| -pause | stop, cease |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube |
| -ectomy | excision, resection |
| -lithotomy | destroy |
| -lysis | release |
| -pexy | repair |
| -scopy | inspection, view |
| -stomy | bypass, drainage |
| -tomy | drainage, division |
| -tripsy | fragmentation |
| -cision | resection |
| -ligation | occlusion |
| -plasty | repair, supplement |
| 5 stages of chronic renal disease | 1. light 5. end stage 2. mild 3. moderate 4. severe |