Chapter 9 The Urinary System Elements Flashcards
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an-
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no, not, without
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dia-
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through, between, apart, complete
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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en-
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in, within, into
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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poly-
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many, much
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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diur/o
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tending to increase urine output
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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home/o
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sameness, unchanging, constant
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hydr/o
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relating to water
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ile/o
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ileum, small intestine
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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meat/o
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opening or passageway
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nephr/o, ren/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve, nerve tissue
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noct/i
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night
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olig/o
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scanty, few
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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protein/o
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protein
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py/o
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pus
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
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ur/o, urin/o
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urine, urinary traction
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ureter/o
ureter
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urethr/o
urethra
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vagin/o
vagina
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vesic/o
urinary bladder
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
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-ation
state or action
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-ectasis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
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-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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-emia
blood, blood condition
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-esis
abnormal condition, disease
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-genesis
creation, reproduction
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-gram
a picture or record
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-ial
pertaining to
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-ism
condition, state of
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-itis
inflammation
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-lith
stone, calculus
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-lithiasis
presence of stones
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-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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-ologist
specialist
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
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-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-ptosis
droop, sag, prolapse, fall
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-scopy
visual examination
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-stasis
control, maintenance of a constant level
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tripsy
to crush
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-uresis
urination
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-ureter
ureter
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-uria
urination, urine
