Urinary System Root Words Flashcards
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
ur/o
urine, urinate, urination
26
ureter/o
ureter
27
urethr/o
urethra
28
urin/o
urine
29
trigon/o
trigone
30
medull/o
medulla
31
continence
to hold
32
strict
to tighten, contraction
