chapter 12 word parts

meatus is a passage or opening leading to the interior of the body.

albumin/o

albumin

azot/o

nitrogen

bacteri/o

bacteria

calcul/o

stone; calculus

cali/o

calyx

cyst/o

cyst; fluid sac; bladder

glomerul/o

glomerulus

gluc/o, glycos/o

sugar; gluose

lith/o

stone

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o

kidney

olig/o

scanty

peritone/o

peritoneum

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

trigon/o

trigone

ur/o

urine; urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

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

-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; produce

-sclerosis

hardening; thickening

-stitial

pertaining to standing or positioned

-tripsy

crushing

-uria

urination; condition of urine

-us

structure; tissue; thing