Word parts U, V, X, Y, Z

-ula

small, little

-ule

small one

ulcer/o

sore, ulcer

uln/o

ulna, medial lower arm bone

ultra-

beyond, excess

-um

singular noun ending

umbilic/o

navel

un-

not

ungu/o

nail

uni-

one

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

-uresis

urination

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urg/o

press, push

-uria

urination, urine

urin/o

urine or urinary organs

urtic/o

nettle, rash, hives

-us

thing, singular noun ending

uter/I, uter/o

uterus

uve/o

iris, choroid, ciliary body, uveal tract

uvul/o

uvula, little grape

vaccin/I, vaccin/o

vaccine

vacu/o

empty

vag/o

vagus nerve, wandering

vagin/o

vagina

valg/o

bent or twisted outward

valvo, valvul/o

valve

var/o

bent or twisted inward

varic/o

varicose veins, swollen or dilated vein

vas/o

vas deferens, vessel

vast/o

vast, great, extensive

vect/o

carru. cnvey

ven/o

vein

vener/o

sexual interoucrse

venter-

abdomen

ventilat/o

expose to air, fan

ventr/o

in front, belly side of body

ventricul/o

ventricle of brain or heart, small chamber

venul/o

venule, small vein

verg/o

twist, cinlcine

verm/i

worm

verruco

wart

-verse, -version

to turn

vers/o, vert/o

turn

vertebr/o

vertebra, backbone

vertig/o, vertigin/o

whirling round

vesic/o

urinary bladder

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle, blister, little bladder

vestibul/o

entrance, vestibule

vio/o

force

vill/i

shagg jhair, tuft of hair

vir/o

poison, virus

viril/o

masculine, manly

vis/o

seeing, sight

visc/o

sticky

vit/a, vit/o

life

viti/o

blemish, defect

viter/o

glassy, made of glass

voc/i

voice

vol/o

palm or sole

volv/o

roll, turn

vulgar/i

common

vulv/o

vulva, covering

xanth/o

yellow

xen/o

strange, foreign

xer/o

dry

xiph/I, xiph/o

sword

-y

noun ending

zo/o

animal life

zygomat/o

cheek bone, yoke

zygote/o

joined together