Ch. 12 Med Term

albumin/o

albumin/o

albumin (a protein)

azot/o

nitrogen

bacteri/o

bacteria

calcul/o

stone

cali/o

calyx

cyst/o

cyst; fluid sac; bladder

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glyc/o, glycos/o

sugar; glucose

lith/o

stone; calculus

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o

kidney

noct/o

night

olig/o

scanty (very small)

peritone/o

peritoneum

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

trigon/o

trigone (region of bladder)

ur/o

urine; urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

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

-al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

-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 form

-sclerosis

hardening; thickening

-stitial

pertaining to standing or positioned

-tripsy

crushing

-uria

urination; condition of urine

-us

structure; tissue; thing