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VET 114 Week 8
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Albumin/o | Albumin |
| Azot/o | Nirtogen |
| Crystall/o | Crystals |
| Cyst/o | Urinary bladder; cyst |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| Gluc/o | Glucose; sugar |
| Glyc/o | Glucose; sugar |
| Glucos/o | Glucose; sugar |
| Glycos/o | Glucose; sugar |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hydr/o | Fluid; water |
| Ile/o | Ileum |
| Ket/o | Ketones; ketone bodies |
| Keton/o | Ketones; ketone bodies |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Olig/o | Scanty |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Ur/o | Urine; urinary tract |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Urin/o | Urine |
| di- | Twice |
| dys- | Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
| para- | near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along side of |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -etic | Pertaining to; pertaining to a condition |
| -ia | Condition |
| -iasis | Abnormal condition |
| -lithiasis | Abnormal condition of stones |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -poiesis | Formation |
| -poietin | Substance that forms |
| -ptosis | Drooping; sagging; prolapse |
| -tomy | Incision; process of cutting |
| -uria | Urination; condition of urine |