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NHTC Urology
NHTC 6 Medical Terms Urology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, not |
| para- | near, beside, beyond |
| circum- | around |
| vas/o | vessel, vas deferens, duct |
| sperm/a, sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm |
| prostat-, prostat/o | prostate gland |
| test/o | testes |
| orchi-, orchid/o, orchi/o, orch | testes |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| andr/o | masculine, male |
| hypo | under, below |
| hyper | excessive, above normal |
| dys | bad, painful, difficult |
| dia | through, across |
| supra- | above, excessive |
| poly- | much |
| urin/o, ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| ket/o, keton/o | ketone bodies (acids and acetones) |
| kal-, kal/i | potassium (an electrolyte) |
| azot/o | nitrogenous |
| albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| trigon/o | trigone (triangular region at base of the bladder) |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| meat/o | opening, meatus |
| vesic/o, vesicul/o | bladder |
| cyst-, cyst/i, cyst/o | 1. bladder; 2. cystic duct; 3. cyst |
| pyel-, pyel/o | pelvis, usually the renal pelvis |
| ren/o, ren/i | kidney |
| gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
| adeno | gland |
| carcin | cancer |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| varico | dilated vein |
| oma | tumor |
| uria | urine |
| emia | blood |
| di | double |
| ism, esis | condition |
| al | pertaining to |
| en | in, within |
| hemat | blood |
| hydro | water |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| noct | night |
| olig | scanty |
| ic | pertaining to |
| potence | power |
| dips | thirst |
| ia | condition |
| py | pus |
| tension | tension |
| ary | pertaining to |
| in | in, not |
| continence | to hold back |
| plasia | formation, growth |
| crypt | hidden |
| epididym | epididymis |
| spadias | a rent (a slit, a fissure) |
| cele | hernia, swelling |
| im | not |
| phimo | muzzle |