ALHS 1090 Chapter 11

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-scope

examination instrument

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-stenosis

narrowing

-stomy

forming an opening

-thorax

chest

-tripsy

crushing

sub-

below

tachy-

fast

po

by mouth

SOB

shortness of breath

TB

tuberculosis

Temp.

temperature

U/A

urinalysis

URI

upper respiratory infection

UTI

urinary tract infection

calculi

stones

fistula

abnormal passage from hollow organ to another surface or organ

enuresis

involuntary discharge of urine

albumin/o

albumin

azot/o

nitrogenous compounds

bacteri/o

bacteria

calc/o

calcium

cyst/o

bladder

glomerul/o

glomerulus

kal/i

potassium

keton/o

ketone bodies

lith/o

stone, calculus

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o

nephron

noct/o

night

olig/o

scanty (too little)

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra