Chapter 12: Urology, Nephrology & Male Reproductive System

glans p e n i s

balan/o

urinary bladder, sac

cyst/o

epididymis

epididym/o

glomerulus

glomerul/o

stone

lith/o

kidney

nephr/o

ren/o

testis

orch/o

orchi/o

orchid/o

testicul/o

prostate gland

prostat/o

renal pelvis

pyel/o

semen

semin/i

sperm

sperm/o

spermat/o

urine

ur/o

urin/o

ureter

ureter/o

urethra

urethr/o

vas deferens

vas/o

seminal vesicle

vesicul/o

albumin

albumin/o

nitrogen waste

azot/o

bacteria

bacteri/o

life

bi/o

body

corpor/o

hidden

crypt/o

genitals

genit/o

sugar, glucose

glycos/o

blood

hem/o

hemat/o

water

hydr/o

night

noct/i

scanty

olig/o

pus

py/o

rectum

rect/o

dilated vein

varic/o

vein

ven/o

pertaining to

-al

-ar

-ary

-eal

-ic

-ous

-tic

pain

-algia

protrusion

-cele

cell

-cyte

surgical removal

-ectomy

blood condition

-emia

produces

-genesis

a record

-gram

process of recording

-graphy

condition

-ia

abnormal condition

-iasis

state of

-ism

inflammation

-itis

stone

-lith

one who studies

-logist

study of

-logy

to destroy

-lysis

enlarged

-megaly

instrument for measuring

-meter

tumor, mass

-oma

abnormal condition

-osis

surgically create an opening

-ostomy

cutting into

-otomy

disease

-pathy

surgical fixation

-pexy

formation of cells

-plasia

surgical repair

-plasty

drooping

-ptosis

to suture

-rrhaphy

to discharge

-rrhea

hardening

-sclerosis

instrument for viewing

-scope

process for visually examining

-scopy

narrowing

-stenosis

surgical crushing

-tripsy

urine condition

-uria

without

a-

an-

against

anti-

abnormal, difficult, painful

dys-

above

epi-

outside of

extra-

excessive

hyper-

below

hypo-

within

-intra

many

poly-

across

trans-