Urinary Flashcards
1
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ren/o
A
kidney
2
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nephr/o
A
kidney
3
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hil/o
A
hilum, a little thing, a trifle
4
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pyel/o
A
renal pelvis, basin
5
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calyc/o, calic/o
A
renal calices, cup-like structure
6
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glomerul/o
A
glomerulus of the nephron, little ball
7
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ureter/o
A
ureter
8
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vesic/o
A
bladder, sac, vesicle, purse
9
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cyst/o
A
bladder, sac, cyst
10
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urethr/o
A
urethra
11
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meat/o
A
opening, passageway
12
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-uresis
A
to urinate, involuntary unrination
13
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mict/o, mictur/o
A
to urinate
14
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ur/o, -uria
A
urine
15
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urin/o
A
urine
16
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ure/o
A
urea
17
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uric/o
A
uric acid
18
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plan/o, plankt/o, -plania
A
wandering
19
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grad/o, -grade
A
step, walk, go
20
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azot/o
A
nitrogenous waste; nitrogen
21
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kali/o, ka/o
A
potassium
22
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calc/o
A
calcium, lime
23
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natri/o, natr/o
A
sodium
24
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nitrit/o
A
nitrite (salt of nitrous acid)
25
nitr/o
nitrogen, combination with nitrogen
26
creatin/o
creatine
27
albumin/o
albumin, protein
28
ket/o
ketone
29
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar, glucose
30
melit/o
honey, sugar, bees
31
alkal/o, alkalin/o
basic, alkali
32
acid/o
acidic, acid
33
sthen/o
strength, specific gravity
34
chrom/o, chromat/o
color
35
flav/o
bright yellow
36
xanth/o
yellow
37
lute/o
yellow (pale or orangish)
38
erythr/o
red
39
rrhod/o, rhod/o
rose color
40
porphyr/o
purple, dark red
41
cyan/o
blue
42
cerul/o, caerul/o
sky-blue color, dark blue
43
fusc/o
brown
44
chlor/o
green, chlorine
45
virid/o
green
46
melan/o
black
47
phae/o, phe/o
gray
48
albin/o
white
49
calcul/o
stone
50
lith/o
stone, lithium
51
-tripsy
to rub, crush
52
-lapaxy
surgical evacuation (of a stone)
53
-clasty
surgical breaking (of a stone)
54
cather/o
catheter
55
capsula, -ae (f.)
capsule, a little box or chest
56
cortex, corticis (m.)
cortex; bark of a tree or plant, the rind
57
medulla, -ae (f.)
medulla (marrow, middle, innermost part of an organ)
58
columna, -ae (f.)
column; pillar
59
pyramis, pyramidis (f.)
pyramid
60
trigonum, -i (n.)
trigone (triangle)
61
ostium, -i (n.)
orifice; door, entrance
62
segmentum, -i (n.)
segment; piece cut off, cutting
