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SHS Med Term
Urinary System Combining form, prefix/suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Son/o | Sound |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Vesic/o | Bladder, Sac |
| Glycos/o | Sugar |
| Ur/o | Urine, Urinary Tract |
| Tom/o | Cut, Section |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Trachel/o | Neck, Neck-like |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Urin/o | Urine, Urinary Tract |
| Olig/o | Scanty, Few |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Noct/i | Night |
| Lith/o | Stone, Calculus |
| Meat/o | Meatus (opening) |
| Blast/o | Developing Cell |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| Albumin/o | Albumin |
| Pyel/o | Renal Pelvis |
| Cyst/o | Bladder, Sac |
| Azot/o | Urea, Nitrogen |
| -tripsy | Surgical Crushing |
| -Megaly | Enlargement |
| -esis | Condition |
| -iasis | Condition |
| -ptosis | Drooping, Sagging, Prolapse |
| -orrhaphy | Suturing, Repairing |
| -lysis | Loosening, Dissolution, Separating |
| -uria | Urine, Urination |
| -stenosis | Constriction, Narrowing |
| Poly- | Many, Much |
| -trophy | Nourishment, Development |