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1301 Intro module 7
| term | definition | example | example definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydr/o | water | hydronephritis | urine back up into kidney |
| cyst/o | bladder | cystitis or cystectomy | inflammation of the bladder or surgical removal of bladder |
| pyel/o | renal collecting ducts | pyelogram | xray of kidney |
| ur/o uria | urine | polyuria or anuria | frequent urination or no urine formation |
| olig/o | scanty | oliguria | reduced urine formation |
| -pexy | surgical repair, put in correct position | nephropexy | put kidney into correct position |
| orchid/o or test/o | testes male gonad | orchiditis or orchidectomy | inflammation of the testes or surgical removal of testes |
| balan/o | head of penis | balanitis | inflammation of the head of the penis |
| andr/o | male | androgenic | stimulating maleness |
| prostat/o | prostate | prostatitis or prostectomy | inflammation of the prostate removal of the prostate |
| vas/o | vessel or duct | vasectomy | cutting the duct from vas deferens |
| -rrhaphy | to suture | herniorrhaphy | surgical correction of hernia |
| hyster/o or metr | uterus | hysterectomy or endometritis | removal of the uterus or inflammation of the lining of the uterus |
| salping/o or -salpinx | uterine tube | salpingitis | inflammation of the tubes to the uterus (fallopian tubes) |
| colp/o | vagina | colporrhaphy | suturing a repair of the vagina |
| oophor/o | ovary | oophorectomy or oophorpexy | surgical fixation or repair |
| men/o | menstruation | menarche or dysmenorrhea | first or painful menstruation |
| mamm/o or mast/o | breast | mammogram or mastectomy | image of breast or removal of breast |
| -pareunia or coitus | intercourse | dyspareunia or precoital/postcoital | painful intercourse or before/after intercourse |