chapter 12 urology and nephrology

balan/o

glans penis

cyst/o

urinary bladder, sac

epididym/o

epididymis

glomerul/o

glomerulus

lith/o

stone

nephr/o

kidney

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, testicul/o

testis

prostat/o

prostate gland

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

semin/i

semen

sperm/o, spermat/o

sperm

ur/o

urine

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

vas/o

vas deferens

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

albumin/o

albumin

azot/o

nitrogen waste

bacteri/o

bacteria

bi/o

life

corpor/o

body

crypt/o

hidden

genit/o

genitals

glycos/o

sugar glucose

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hydr/o

water

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty

py/o

pus

rect/o

rectum

varic/o

dilated vein

ven/o

vein

-al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cele

protrusion

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-genesis

produces

-gram

a record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-lysis

to destroy

-megaly

enlarged

-meter

instrument for measuring

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasia

formation of cells

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhaphy

to suture

-rrhea

discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

-stenosis

narrowing

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-uria

urine condition

a-, an-

without

anti-

against

dys-

abnormal, painful, difficult

epi-

above

extra-

outside of

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below

intra-

within

poly-

many

trans-

across