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Chpater 12 Key Roots, Suffixes, & Prefixes, Misc

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cele   herniation, or prolapse  
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cyst/o   relating to a bladder  
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dys   painful, bad, disordered, difficult  
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ectomy   excision, surgical removal  
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ex/o   outside of, without  
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hydr/o   relating to fluid, water or hydrogen  
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ia   state of being, condition (abnormal)  
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ia/sis   condition of  
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itis   inflammation  
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lith/o   calcification,stone  
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lysis   destroy  
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nephr/o   relating to the testicles  
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orraphy   suturing  
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oshe/o   relating to the scrotum  
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oscopy   to examine through a scope  
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osis   condition, process  
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ostomy   indicates a surgically created artificial opening  
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otomy   incision into  
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pexy   fixation or suspension  
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pyel/o   relating to the renal pelvis  
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vesic/o   relating to the urinary bladder  
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Urge Incontinence   Leakage of urine occurring immediately after an urgent, irrepressible need to void  
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Stress Incontinence   Leakage of urine due to abrupt increases intra-abdominal pressure caused by coughing, sneezing, laughing, bending, or lifitng  
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Overflow Incontinence   Urine loss due to cognitive or physical impairments such as a stroke or dementia  
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Mixed Incontinence   Any combination of the above types of incontinence  
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