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chapter 12 vocabular
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| albumin/o | protein |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder or sac |
| dips/o | thirst |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus (small ball) |
| gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | glucose (sugar) |
| ket/o, keton/o | ketone bodies |
| lith/o | stone |
| meat/o | meatus (opening) |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis (basin) |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| -oid | suffix meaning resembling |
| albuminoid | resembling albumin (referring to any protein) |
| anti- | prefix meaning against |
| -al | suffix meaning pertaining to |
| antibacterial | agent that kills bacteria such as soap |
| -scope | instrument for examination |
| cystoscope | special kind of endoscope that is used to examine the bladder |
| -tomy | suffix meaning incision |
| vesictomy, cystotomy | an incision into the bladder |
| poly- | suffix meaning many |
| -ia | suffix meaning condition of |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst (the need to drink many times) |
| -logist | suffix for a specialist in the study of a special area |
| urologist | physician who specializes in conditions of the urinary system |
| Glucose | form of sugar found in the blood and used for energy |