Urinary System

ren/o

kidney

nephr/o

kidney

hil/o

hilum

pyel/o

renal pelvis, basin

calyc/o, calic/o

renal calices, cup-like structure

glomerul/o

glomerulus of the nephron, little ball

ureter/o

ureter

vesic/o

bladder, sac, vesicle

cyst/o

bladder, sac, cyst

urethr/o

urethra

meat/o

opening, passageway

-uresis

to urinate, involuntary urination

mict/o, mictur/o

to urinate

ur/o, -uria, urin/o

urine

ure/o

urea

uric/o

uric acid

plan/o, plankt/o, -plania

wandering

grad/o, -grade

step, walk, go

azot/o

nitrogenous waste; nitrogen

kali/o, kal/o

potassium

calc/o

calcium, lime

natri/o, natr/o

sodium

nitrit/o

nitrite

nitr/o

nitrogen

creatin/o

creatine

albumin/o

albumin, protein

ket/o

ketone

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar, glucose

melit/o

honey, sugar, bees

alkal/o, alkalin/o

alkali, basic

acid/o

acidic, acid

sthen/o

strength

chrom/o, chromat/o

color

flav/o

yellow

xanth/o

yellow

lute/o

yellow

erythr/o

red

rrhod/o

rose color

porphyr/o

purple, dark red

cyan/o

blue

cerul/o, caerul/o

sky-blue, dark blue

fusc/o

brown

chlor/o

green, chlorine

virid/o

green

melan/o

black

phae/o, phe/o

gray

albin/o

white

calcul/o

stone

lith/o

stone, lithium

-tripsy

to rub, crush

-lapaxy

surgical evacuation

-clasty

surgical breaking

cather/o

catheter