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Chapter 009
The Urinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidneys |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid cell |
| dia- | through, between,apart, complete |
| -ectasis | streching, dilation, enlargement |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| -lysis | breakdown,separation, setting free, destruction, looseing |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| -uria | urination, urine |
| -ptosis | drooping down |