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Chapter 12
Chpater 12 Key Roots, Suffixes, & Prefixes, Misc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cele | herniation, or prolapse |
| cyst/o | relating to a bladder |
| dys | painful, bad, disordered, difficult |
| ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| ex/o | outside of, without |
| hydr/o | relating to fluid, water or hydrogen |
| ia | state of being, condition (abnormal) |
| ia/sis | condition of |
| itis | inflammation |
| lith/o | calcification,stone |
| lysis | destroy |
| nephr/o | relating to the testicles |
| orraphy | suturing |
| oshe/o | relating to the scrotum |
| oscopy | to examine through a scope |
| osis | condition, process |
| ostomy | indicates a surgically created artificial opening |
| otomy | incision into |
| pexy | fixation or suspension |
| pyel/o | relating to the renal pelvis |
| vesic/o | relating to the urinary bladder |
| Urge Incontinence | Leakage of urine occurring immediately after an urgent, irrepressible need to void |
| Stress Incontinence | Leakage of urine due to abrupt increases intra-abdominal pressure caused by coughing, sneezing, laughing, bending, or lifitng |
| Overflow Incontinence | Urine loss due to cognitive or physical impairments such as a stroke or dementia |
| Mixed Incontinence | Any combination of the above types of incontinence |