Chapter 6 Key Terminology Flashcards
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extra-
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outside
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en-
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in
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par-
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near, beside
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retro-
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backward
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dia-
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through, complete
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trans-
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across
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poly-
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excessive, frequent
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-uria
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urinary condition
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-emia
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blood condition
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-ation
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process of
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-ion
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process of
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-esis
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state of
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-iasis
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presence of, condition
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-dipsia
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condition of thirst
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-cele
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herniation
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-stenosis
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a narrowing
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-flux
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flow
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-scope
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instrument to view
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-trite
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instrument to crush
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-meter
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instrument to measure
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-tripsy
process of crushing
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-lithotomy
removal of a stone
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-pexy
fixation, suspension
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-stomy
new opening
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-lysis
separation, breakdown
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ur/o, urin/o
urine, urinary system
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nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
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ureter/o
ureter(s) (tubes that lead from the kidney to the bladder)
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cyst/o, vesic/o
bladder
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urethr/o
urethra (tube that leads from the bladder to the outside of the body)
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meat/o
meatus (opening of the urethra)
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trigon/o
trigone (the triangular area in the bladder between the ureters' entrance and the urethral outlet)
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strom/o
stromal tissue (supportive tissue)
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peritone/o
peritoneum (lining of the abdomen)
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cortic/o
cortex (outer portion)
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medull/o
medulla (inner portion)
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pyel/o
renal pelvis (the area at the center of the kidney where urine collects and is funneled into the ureter)
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calic/o, cali/o, calyc/o
renal calyx (collecting structures in the kidney that bring urine into the renal pelvis)
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hil/o
hilum (indentation in the kidney where blood vessels enter and exit)
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arteri/o
artery
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glomerul/o
glomerulus (tiny balls of capillaries in the kidney that filter the blood)
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cellul/o
cell
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azot/o
nitrogen
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bacteri/o
bacteria
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glycos/o
sugar, glucose
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hemat/o
blood
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py/o
pus
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albumin/o
albumin (a protein)
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noct/i
night
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olig/o
scanty, few
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lith/o
stone
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hydr/o
water
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tens/o
stretching
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aden/o
gland
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cyt/o
cell
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papill/o
nipple
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blast/o
embyonic
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onc/o
tumor
