Urinary Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
Q
Cryst/o
A
Bladder
2
Q
Vesic/o
A
Bladder
3
Q
Ureter/o
A
Ureter
4
Q
Glomerul/o
A
Glomerulus
Capillaries that surround the nephrons
5
Q
Neophr/o
A
Kidney
Nephron is the functioning unit of the kidney
6
Q
Ren/o
A
Kidney
7
Q
Pyel/o
A
Renal pelvis
Center or kidney
8
Q
Urethr/o
A
Urethra
9
Q
Ur/o
A
Urine
10
Q
Urin/o
A
Urine
11
Q
Glyc/o
A
Sugar/glucose
12
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
13
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
14
Q
Azot/o
A
Urea/nitrogen
15
Q
Hemat/o
A
Blood
16
Q
-tripsy
A
Crush or destroy
17
Q
-toxin
A
Toxins
18
Q
-Pexy
A
Surgical fixation
19
Q
-cele
A
Hernia, protrusion
20
Q
-ptosis
A
Drooping
21
Q
-rrhexis
A
Rupture
22
Q
-Uria
A
Urine
23
Q
-Stenosis
A
Narrowing
24
Q
-sclerosis
A
Hardening
25
-ecstasis
Dilation/widening
26
-Elia
Condition if the blood
27
-ectomy
Surgical removal
| Excision
28
-scopy
Visual examination
29
Noct-
Night
30
Olig-
Scanty
| Small amounts
31
Poly-
A lot/much/excessive
32
An-
Without
33
Dys-
Difficult/bad
34
Supra-
Above
35
Uret/o
Urine
