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1
Q

Ur/o- OR urin/o-

A

Urinary System; Urine

2
Q

Genit/o-

A

Genitalia

3
Q

Excret/o-

A

Removing from the body

4
Q

Ren/o-

A

Kidney

5
Q

Cortic/o-

A

Cortex; outer region

6
Q

Calic/o- OR cali/o-

A

Calyx

7
Q

-eal

A

Pertaining to

8
Q

Ureter/o-

A

Ureter

9
Q

Stal/o-

A

Contractions

10
Q

Vesic/o-

A

Bladder; fluid-filled sac

11
Q

Mucos/o-

A

Mucos membrane

12
Q

Urethr/o-

A

Urethra

13
Q

Glomerul/o-

A

Glomerulus

14
Q

-sis

A

Condition; process

15
Q

-lyte

A

Dissolved substance

16
Q

Filtrat/o-

A

Filtering; straining

17
Q

-ion

A

Action; condition

18
Q

-ate

A

Composed of ; pertaining to

19
Q

Proxim/o-

A

Near the center; near the point of origin

20
Q

Tub/o-

A

Tube

21
Q

Tubul/o-

A

Small tube

22
Q

Re-

A

Again and again; backward; unable to

23
Q

Absorbt/o-

A

Absorb; take in

24
Q

Dist/o-

A

Away from the center; away from the point of origin

25
Q

-ine

A

Pertaining to ; thing pertaining to

26
Q

Micturi/o-

A

Making urine

27
Q

-poietin

A

Substance that forms

28
Q

Nephr/o-

A

Kidney; nephron

29
Q

Hydr/o-

A

Fluid; water

30
Q

Lith/o-

A

Stone

31
Q

Gen/o-

A

Arising from; produced by

32
Q

-esis

A

Condition; process

33
Q

Scler/o-

A

Hard; sclera of an eye

34
Q

-ptosis

A

State of drooping; state of falling

35
Q

Cyst/o-

A

Bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisold cyst

36
Q

Congenit/o-

A

Present at birth

37
Q

Pyel/o-

A

Renal pelvis

38
Q

Blast/o-

A

Immature cell

39
Q

Necr/o-

A

Dead tissue; dead cells; dead body

40
Q

Spad/o-

A

Opening; tear

41
Q

-ias

A

Condition

42
Q

Albumin/o-

A

Albumin

43
Q

Protien/o-

A

Protein

44
Q

Intra-

A

Within

45
Q

-cele

A

Hernia

46
Q

Enur/o-

A

Urinate

47
Q

Glycos/o-

A

Glucose; sugar

48
Q

Kal/i-

A

Potassium

49
Q

Cotin/o-

A

Hold together

50
Q

In-

A

In; not; without

51
Q

-in

A

Substance

52
Q

-ence

A

State

53
Q

Keton/o-

A

Ketones

54
Q

Noct/o-

A

Night

55
Q

Olig/o-

A

Few; scanty

56
Q

Py/o-

A

Pus

57
Q

Acid/o-

A

Acid; low pH

58
Q

Alkal/o-

A

Base; high pH

59
Q

Tom/o-

A

Cut; Slice; Layer

60
Q

Supra-

A

Above

61
Q

Pub/o-

A

Hip bone; pubis

62
Q

Ambulat/o-

A

Walking

63
Q

-pexy

A

Process of surgically fixing in place

64
Q

-etic

A

Pertaining to

65
Q

Peritone/o-

A

Peritoneum (abdominal cavity)

66
Q

-tripsy

A

Process of crushing

67
Q

Bacteri/o-

A

Bacterium

68
Q

Retro-

A

Backward; behind

69
Q

Pelv/o-

A

Hip bone

70
Q

Retro/Peritone/Al

A

Pertaining to behind the abdominal cavity membrane

71
Q

Calic/Eal

A

Pertaining to the calyx (cup-like structure)

72
Q

Peri/Stal/Sis

A

Process of (muscle) contractions around

73
Q

Glomerul/Ar

A

Pertaining to the glomerulus (ball-like structure)

74
Q

Flitr/Ate

A

Composed of filtered (substance)

75
Q

Proxim/Al

A

Pertaining to the near of origin

76
Q

Dist/Al

A

Pertaining to away from the point of origin

77
Q

Urin/Ation

A

A process of (eliminating) urine

78
Q

Glomerul/o/Nephr/Itis

A

Inflammation of the kidneys and glomerulus (ball-like structure)

79
Q

Cali/Ectasis

A

Condition of dilating the calyx (cup-like) structure

80
Q

Nephr/o/Lith/Iasis

A

State of (having) kidney stones

81
Q

Lith/o/Gen/o/Esis

A

Process of producing a stone

82
Q

Nephr/o/Ptosis

A

State of drooping/falling of the kidney

83
Q

Poly/Cyst/Ic

A

Pertaining to many semi-solid cysts (on the kidneys)

84
Q

Carcin/Oma

A

Cancerous mass or tumor

85
Q

Nephr/o/Blast/Oma

A

Kidney tumor (made of immature cells)

86
Q

Epi/Spad/Ias

A

Condition of the opening of the urethra above or upon (the shaft of the penis)

87
Q

Hypo/Spad/Ias

A

Condition of opening of the urethra below (the shaft of the penis)

88
Q

Albumin/Ur/Ia

A

Condition of protein in the urine

89
Q

An/Ur/Ia

A

Condition of no urine (production)

90
Q

Enur/Esis

A

Process of urination (involuntary)

91
Q

Calcul/o-

A

Stone