Urinary system vocabulary

from Introduction to Medical Terminology

albumin/o

albumin (a protein)

azot/o

nitrogen

bacteri/o

bacteria

calcul/o

stone

cali/o

calyx

cyst/ocyst;

fluid sac; bladder

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glyc/o, glycos/o

sugar;glucose

lith/o

stone;calculus

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o

kidney

noct/o

night

olig/o

scanty(very small)

peritone/o

peritoneum

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

trigon/o

trigone(region of bladder)

ur/o

urine;urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

vesic/o

urinary bladder

a-,an-

not; without

Dia-

complete;through

Dys-

painful;difficult

Hyper-

above; above normal;excessive

Inter-

between

Poly-

many; much

-al,-ary,-eal,-ic,-ous

pertaining to

-cele

hernia;swelling;protrusion

-e

(noun suffix with no meaning)

-gram

record;image

-iasis

abnormal condition

-lysis

breakdown;separation;loosening

-pexy

surgical fixation

-poietin

substance that forms

-sclerosis

hardening;thickening

-stitial

pertaining to standing or positioned

-tripsy

crushing

-uria

urination; condition of urine

-us

structure;tissue;thing