LESSON 7: URINARY SYSTEM WORD PARTS Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
Q
bacteri/o
A
bacteria
2
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
3
Q
glycos/o
A
sugar, glucose
4
Q
hem/o, hemat/o
A
blood
5
Q
hydr/o
A
relating to water
6
Q
lith/o
A
stone
7
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
8
Q
noct/o
A
night
9
Q
olig/o
A
scanty, few
10
Q
prostat/o
A
prostate
11
Q
protein/o
A
protein
12
Q
py/o
A
pus
13
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
14
Q
ren/o
A
kidney
15
Q
ur/o
A
urine
16
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
17
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
18
Q
a-, an-
A
without, absence
19
Q
dia-
A
complete, through
20
Q
dys-
A
difficult, painful
21
Q
poly-
A
many
22
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
23
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
24
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
25
-lithiasis
presence of stones
26
-lysis
separation
27
-osis
abnormal condition
28
-pexy
surgical fixation
29
-rrhagia
bleeding
30
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
31
-scopy
visual examination
32
-stomy
surgical creation of a new opening
33
-tomy
surgical incision
34
-tripsy
to crush
35
-uria
urination, urine
36
ARF
acute renal failure
37
AV fistula
arteriovenous fistula
38
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
39
Cath
catheter, catheterization
40
CKD
chronic kidney disease
41
Cysto
cystoscopy
42
DRE
digital rectal exam
43
ESRD
end-stage renal disease
44
ESWL
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
45
GFR
glomerular filtration rate
46
GU
genitourinary
47
HD
hemodialysis
48
KUB
x-ray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder
49
PD
peritoneal dialysis
50
RRT
renal replacement therapy
51
UA
urinalysis
52
UTI
urinary tract infection
53
cali/o, calic/o
a cup-shaped division of the renal pelvis
54
-cele
herniation, hernia
55
vesic/o
urinary bladder
