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Chapter 12
Chpater 12 Key Roots, Suffixes, & Prefixes, Misc
Question | Answer |
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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 |