urology and nephrology - combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Flashcards by Lisa Ward

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balan/o

A

glans penis

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder, sac

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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lith/o

A

stone

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nephr/o

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kidney

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orch/o

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testis

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orchi/o

A

testis

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orchid/o

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testis

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

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ren/o

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kidney

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semin/i

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semen

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sperm/o

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sperm

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spermat/o

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sperm

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testicul/o

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testis

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ur/o

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urine

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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urin/o

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urine

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vas/o

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vas deferens

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vasicul/o

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seminal vesicle

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albumin/o

A

albumin

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azot/o

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nitrogen waste

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bacteri/o

bacteria

bi/o

life

corpor/o

body

crypt/o

hidden

genit/o

genitals

glycos/o

sugar, glucose

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

hydr/o

water

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty

py/o

pus

rect/o

rectum

varic/o

dilated vein

ven/o

vein

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-cele

protrusion

-cyte

cell

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-genesis

produces

-gram

a record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-lysis

to destory

-megaly

enlarged

-meter

instrument for measuring

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasia

formation of cells

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhaphy

to suture

-rrhea

discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

-stenosis

narrowing

-tic

pertaining to

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-uria

urine condition

a-

without

an-

without

anti-

against

dys-

abnormal, difficult, painful

epi-

above

extra-

outside of

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below

intra-

within

poly-

many

trans-

across