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Flashcards in Urinary System Root Words Deck (32)
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1
Q

albumin/o

A

protein

2
Q

bacter/i

A

bacteria

3
Q

calc/i

A

calcium

4
Q

col/o

A

colon

5
Q

corpor/e

A

body

6
Q

cutan/e

A

skin

7
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder

8
Q

excret/o

A

sifted out

9
Q

glomerul/o

A

glomerulus, little ball

10
Q

glycos/o

A

glucose, sugar

11
Q

keton/o

A

ketone

12
Q

lith/o

A

stone

13
Q

meat/o

A

passage/opening

14
Q

cortic/o

A

cortex

15
Q

micturit/o

A

to urinate

16
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

17
Q

noct/o

A

night

18
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

19
Q

periton/e

A

peritoneum

20
Q

py/o

A

pus

21
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

22
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

23
Q

scler/o

A

hardening

24
Q

son/o

A

sound

25
Q

ur/o

A

urine, urinate, urination

26
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

27
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

28
Q

urin/o

A

urine

29
Q

trigon/o

A

trigone

30
Q

medull/o

A

medulla

31
Q

continence

A

to hold

32
Q

strict

A

to tighten, contraction