Chapter 7 (Roots, suffixes, prefixes)

cali/o

Calyx or cup shaped part of kidney

calic/o

Calyx or cup shaped part of kidney

cyst/o

Urinary bladder

cystitis

Inflammation of the bladder

glomerul/o

Glomerulus or kidney filter

meat/o

Opening or meatus

nephr/o

Kidney

pyel/o

Renal pelvis

ren/o

Kidney

trigon/o

Trigone of the bladder

ureter/o

Ureter

urethr/o

Urethra

vesic/o

Urinary bladder

albumin/o

Albumin or protein

azot/o

Nitrogenous waste

bacteri/o

Bacteria

dips/o

Thirst

kal/o

Potassium

ket/o

Ketones

keton/o

Ketones

lith/o

Stone

natr/o

Sodium

noct/o

Night

olig/o

Scanty or too little

-poietin

Substance that forms or produces

py/o

Pus

-tripsy

Crushing

ur/o

Urea or urine

-uria

Urine condition or urination

urin/o

Urine

isch/o

To hold back

-itis

Inflammation

-osis

Abnormal condition

-emia

Blood condition

hyper-

Too much or high

hypo-

Too little or low

an-

Without or none

poly-

Many or much

hemo-

Blood