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Urinary System
Word Parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid |
| dia | through, between, apart, complete |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| hydr/o | water |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| -lysis | breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis, bowl of kidney |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| -uria | urination, urine |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| home/o | constant |
| -stasis | control |
| ren | kidney |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| ec- | out |
| top | place |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -osis | abnormal condition, or disease |
| -itis | inflammation |
| py/o | pus |
| poly- | many |
| -lithiasis | presences of stones |
| -lith | stones |
| -rrhagia | bleeding |
| -algia | pain |
| vagin | vagina |
| neur/o | nerve |
| -genic | created by |
| -ism | condition of |
| rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -stenosis | tightening or narrowing |
| an- | without |
| en- | into |
| noct | night |
| olig | scanty |
| -alysis | study of the parts |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -graphy | process of creating a picture or record |
| -gram | picture or record |
| dia- | complete or through |
| -lysis | separation |
| -lysis | sertting free |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -ostomy | creating an opening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| ile | ileum or small intestine |
| rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| meat | meatus |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| cath | catheterization |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| cysto | cystoscopy |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
| ESRD | end stage renal disease |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |