Chapter 6 - Urology Roots

ammon/ (ammonia)

ammonia

excretion

remove (Latin)

nephr/ (nephrology)

kidney

nitr/ (nitrogenous)

nitrogen

ren/ (renal)

kidney

urea

urine (Greek)

urethr/ (urethral)

urethra

urin/ (urinary)

urine

ur/ (urology)

urinary system

calyx

cup of a flower (Greek)

cortex

tree bark (Latin)

cort/ (cortical)

cortex

-poietin (erythropoietin)

the maker

erythr/ (erythropoietin)

red

filter

to filter through the material felt (Latin)

filtr/ (filtrate)

strain through

glomerulus

small ball of yarn (Latin)

glomerul/ (glomerular)

glomerulus

hilum

small hut (Latin)

nephron

kidney (Greek)

pelvis

basin (Latin)

tubul/ (peritubular)

small tube

perm/ (permeable)

pass through

semi- (semipermeable)

half

im- (impermeable)

not, in

absorb

swallow (Latin)

absorb/ (reabsorption)

swallow

external

on the outside (Latin)

inter- (intermittent)

between

-ent (intermittent)

end result

mitt/ (intermittent)

send

internal

on the inside (Latin)

meatus

a passage (Latin)

mictur/ (micturition)

pass urine

-ition (micturition)

process

oblique

slanted (Latin)

-ly (obliquely)

going toward

stalsis/ (peristalsis)

constrict

reflex

to bend back (Latin)

flux/ (reflux)

flow

sphincter

band (Greek)

void

to empty (latin)

aden/ (adenoma)

gland

benign

kind (Latin)

stit/ (interstitial)

space

blast/ (nephroblastoma)

embryonic, immature cell

-pathy (nephropathy)

disease

pyel/ (pyelitis)

renal pelvis

-emia (azotemia)

blood condition

azot/ (azotemia)

nitrogen

glyc/ (glycosuria)

glucose

hyper- (hypertension)

excessive

tens/ (hypertension)

pressure

noct- (nocturia)

night

olig- (oliguria)

scanty

poly- (polyuria)

excessive

calculus

pebble (Latin)

lith/ (nephrolithiasis)

stone

mod/ (spasmodic)

nature, form

spasm/ (spasmodic)

spasm

dys- (dysuria)

bad, difficult

frequ/ (frequency)

repeated, often

-ency (frequency)

state of, quality of

idi/ (idiopathic)

personal, distinct

path/ (idiopathic)

disease

in- (incontinence)

in, not

contin/ (incontinence)

hold together

retention

hold back (Latin)

cast

pure (Latin)

ketone

acetone (Greek)

ket/ (ketoacidosis)

ketones

acid/ (ketoacidosis)

acid, low pH

nitrite

niter, saltpeter (Greek)

grade/ (retrograde)

going

stage

status, to stand (Latin)

supra- (suprapubic)

above

pub/ (suprapubic)

pubis

-lysis (urinalysis)

to separate

ambulat/ (ambulatory)

walk

catheter

to send down (Greek)

-pexy (cystopexy)

surgical fixation

dia- (dialysis)

complete

lysis/ (dialysis)

to separate

-lyzer (dialyzer)

separator

extra- (extracorporeal)

outside

corpor/ (extracorporeal)

body

-tripsy (lithotripsy)

to crush

-tripter (lithotripter)

crusher

-tomy (nephrolithotomy)

surgical incision

per- (percutaneous)

through

cutane/ (percutaneous)

skin

plant/ (transplant)

insert, plant

block

inhibit (French)

alges/ (analgesia)

sensation of pain

vir/ (antiretroviral)

virus

function/ (dysfunction)

perform

genit/ (genital)

primary male or female sex organs

kal/ (hypokalemia)

potassium

impotence

inability (Latin)

over- (overactive)

above