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Chapter 7 - Urinary System - Combining forms

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Definition
cali/o ; calic/o   cup shaped  
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-calyx   cup shapped  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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meat/o   meatus  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ren/o   kidney  
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trigon/o   trigone  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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vesic/o   urinary bladder  
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albumin/o   albumin  
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azot/o   nitrogen  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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dips/o   thirst  
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kal/o   potassium  
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ket/o ; keton/o   ketone bodies  
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lith/o   stones  
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natr/o   sodium  
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noct/o   night  
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olig/o   scanty  
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-poieten   substance that forms  
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py/o   pus  
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-tripsy   to crush  
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ur/o   urea  
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-uria   urination ; urine condition  
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uri/o   urine  
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angi/o   vessels  
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glycos/o   sugar  
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hydr/o   water  
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isch/o   to hold back  
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-ectasis   stretching; dilation  
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-ectomy   removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-esis   condition  
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-gram   record or tracing  
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-lithiasis   condition of stones  
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-lithotomy   incision for removal of stones  
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-lysis   breakdown  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-ole   little small (artery)  
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-osis   condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptosis   sag, droop  
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-rrhea   discharge ; flow  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stomy   new opening (to form a mouth)  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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a- ; an-   no ; not ; without  
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anti-   again  
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dia-   complete  
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dys-   bad ; painfull  
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en-   in ; within  
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peri-   around ; surrounding  
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poly-   much ; many  
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retro-   behind ; back  
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