Module D - Urinary Systems

Medical Terminology, Module D, Urinary Systems

dia-

through,complete

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

poly-

many, much

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-emia

in the blood

-gram

the record, radiographic image

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording

-esis

condition-

-iasis

condition

-lith

stone-

-lysis

loosening, dissolution, separating

-megaly

enlarged, enlargement

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condirion

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-rraphy

suturing, repairing

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

visual examinaton-

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-tomy

incision, cut into

-uria

urine, urination

Albumin/o

albumin

Azot/o

urea, nitrogen

Blast/o

developing cell, germ cell

Cyst/o

bladder, sac

Glomerul/o

glomerulus

Glyc/o

sugar

Glycos/o

sugar

Hydr/o

water

Lith/o

stone, calculus

Meat/o

meatus

Nephr/o

kidney

Noct/l

night

Olig/o

few, scanty

Pyel/o

renal pelvis

Ren/o

kidney

Ureter/o

ureter

Urethr/o

urethra

Urin/o

Ur/o

urine, urinary tract

Vesic/o

bladder, sac