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urinary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nephr/o | Kidney |
| ren/o | Kidney |
| pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
| cyst/o | Bladder |
| ureter/o | Ureter |
| urethr/o | Urethra |
| ur/o | Urine; urinary tract |
| urin/o | Urine |
| lith | Stone |
| glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| meat/o | Opening (meatus) |
| a- | Without; absence of |
| an- | Without; absence of |
| dys- | Painful; difficult; abnormal |
| endo- | Within |
| epi- | Upon; above |
| extra- | Outside |
| hyper- | Excessive; above normal |
| hypo- | Below normal; deficient |
| inter- | Between |
| intra- | Within |
| macro- | Large |
| micro- | Small |
| mono- | One |
| multi- | Many |
| noct- | Night |
| oligo- | Scanty; few |
| poly- | Many; excessive |
| peri- | Around |
| sub- | Below |
| trans- | Across; through |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -otomy | Incision into |
| -ostomy | Creation of an opening |
| -scopy | Process of examining |
| -scope | Instrument used to examine |
| -gram | Record or image |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| -algia | Pain |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -rrhagia | Excessive bleeding |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -uria | Urine condition |
| -iasis | Abnormal condition; presence of |
| -tripsy | Crushing |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation |
| -ptosis | Drooping; prolapse |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
| -genic | Producing; originating in |
| -meter | Measuring instrument |
| -oma | Tumor; mass |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |