Urinary system: Word roots, suffixes, and prefixes Flashcards

1
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protein

albumin

A

albumin/o

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2
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nitrogenous compounds

A

azot/o

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3
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bacteria (singular, bacterium)

A

bacteri/o

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4
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bladder

A

vesic/o
cyst/o

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5
Q

glomerulus

A

glomerul/o

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6
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potassium (an electrolyte)

A

kal/i

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7
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ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

A

keton/o

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8
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stone, calculus

A

lith/o

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9
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opening, meatus

A

meat/o

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10
Q

kidney

A

ren/o
nephr/o

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11
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night

A

noct/o

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12
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scanty

A

olig/o

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13
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pus

A

py/o

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14
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renal pelvis

A

pyel/o

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15
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urine, urinary tract

A

ur/o

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16
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ureter

A

ureter/o

17
Q

urethra

A

urethr/o

18
Q

forming; producing; origin

A

-genesis

19
Q

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

A

-iasis

20
Q

urine

A

-uria

21
Q

through, across

A

dia-

22
Q

backward, behind

A

retro-

23
Q

water

A

hydr/o

24
Q

nerve

A

neur/o

25
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

26
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-ary

A

pertaining to

27
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-al

A

pertaining to

28
Q

electricity

A

electr/o

29
Q

muscle

A

my/o

30
Q

visual examination

A

-scopy

31
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pertaining to

A

-ous

32
Q

forming an opening (mouth)

A

-stomy

33
Q

separation; destruction; loosening

A

-lysis

34
Q

blood

A

hem/o

35
Q

instrument to view

A

-scope

36
Q

blood

A

-emia

37
Q

record

A

-gram