Med Terminology CH. 11 & 12

Albumin/o

Albumin, Protein

Azot/o

Nitrogenous compounds

Bacteri/o

Bacteria (singular, bacterium)

Cyst/o & Vesic/o

Bladder

glomerul/o

Glomerulus

Kal/i

Potassium (an electrolyte)

Keton/o

Ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

Lith/o

Stone, calulus

Meat/o

Opening, meatus

Nephr/o & Ren/o

Kidney

noct/o

night

olig/o

scanty

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

-genesis

Forming; producing; origin

-iasis

abnormal condition(produced by something specified)

-uria

urine

dia-

Through, across

retro-

backward, behind

Amin/o

amnion (amniotic sac)

Cervic/o

Neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

Colp/o & vagin/o

Vagina

galact/o & lact/o

milk

Gynec/o

woman, female

hyster/o metri/o uter/o

uterus (womb)

mamm/o & mast/o

breast

men/o

menses, menstruation

metr/o

uterus (womb); measure

nat/o

birth

oophor/o & ovari/o

ovary

perine/o

perineum (area between the scrotum [or vulva in the female] and anus)

salping/o

Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

-arche

beginning

-cyesis

pregnancy

-gravida

pregnant woman

-para

to bear (offspring)

-salpinx

tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

-tocia

childbirth, labor

-version

turning

ante-

before, in front of

dys-

bad; painful; difficult

endo-

in, within

multi-

many, much

post-

after

primi-

first