Chapter 7 Combining Forms

Urinary System

albumin/o

albumin

azot/o

nitrogren

bacteri/o

bacteria

cali/o, calic/o

cupshaped

cyst/o

urinary bladder

vesic/o

urinary bladder

dips/o

thirst

glomerul/o

glomerulus

kal/o

potassium

ket/o, keton/o

ketone bodies

meat/o

meatus

natr/o

sodium

nephr/o

kidney

ren/o

kidney

noct/o

night

olig/o

scanty

-poietin

substance that forms

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

trigon/o

trigone

-tripsy

crushing

ur/o, urin/o

urine

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

-uria

urination, urine, condition