med term

vesic/o

Bladder

vesic/o/cele

-cele: hernia, swelling

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glomerul/o/pathy

(glō-mĕr-ū-LŎP-ă-thē)

-pathy: disease

meat/o

opening, meatus

meat/us

(mē-Ā-tŭs)

-us: condition, structure

nephr/o

kidney

hydr/o/nephr/osis

(hī-drō-nĕf-RŌ-sĭs)

hydr/o: water

-osis: abnormal condition (used primarily with blood cells)

nephr/o

kidney

hydr/o/nephr/osis

(hī-drō-nĕf-RŌ-sĭs)

hydr/o: water

-osis: abnormal condition (used primarily with blood cells)

pyel/o

renal pelvis

pyel/o/plasty

(PĪ-ĕ-lō-plăs-tē)

-plasty: surgical repair

pyel/o

renal pelvis

pyel/o/plasty

(PĪ-ĕ-lō-plăs-tē)

-plasty: surgical repair

urin/o

urin/ary

(Ū-rĭ-nār-ē)

-ary: pertaining to

ureter/o

ureter

ureter/o/stenosis

(ū-rē-tĕr-ō-stĕ-NŌ-sĭs)

-stenosis: narrowing, stricture

urethr/o

urethra

urethr/o/cele

(ū-RĒ-thrō-sēl)

-cele: hernia, swelling

-emia

blood condition

azot/emia

(ăz-ō-TĒ-mē-ă)

azot: nitrogenous compounds

-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

lith/iasis

(lĭth-Ī-ă-sĭs)

lith: stone, calculus

-lysis

separation;

destruction;

loosening

dia/lysis

(dī-ĂL-ĭ-sĭs)

dia-: through, across

-pathy

disease

nephr/o/pathy

(nĕ-FRŎP-ă-thē)

nephr/o: kidney

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

nephr/o/pexy

(NĔF-rō-pĕks-ē)

nephr/o: kidney

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

nephr/o/pexy

(NĔF-rō-pĕks-ē)

nephr/o: kidney

-tripsy

crushing

lith/o/tripsy

(LĬTH-ō-trĭp-sē)

lith/o: stone, calculus

-uria

urine

olig/uria

(ōl-ĭg-Ū-rē-ă)

olig: scanty

an-

without, not

an/uria

(ăn-Ū-rē-ă)

-uria: urine

poly

many, much

poly/uria

(pŏl-ē-Ū-rē-ă)

-uria: urine

supra-

above; excessive; superior

supra/ren/al

(soo-pră-RĒ-năl)

ren: kidney

-al: pertaining to

1. stone or calculus in the kidney

2. disease of the kidney

3. abnormal condition of water in the kidney

Use pyel/o (renal pelvis) to build words that mean:

4. dilation of the renal pelvis

5. disease of the renal pelvis

Use ureter/o (ureter) to build words that mean:

6. hernia or swelling of the ureter

7. surgical repair of the ureter

Use cyst/o (bladder) to build words that mean:

8. inflammation of the bladder

9. instrument to view the bladder

Use azot/o (nitrogenous compounds) to build words that mean:

10. nitrogenous compounds in urine

11. nitrogenous compounds in blood

Use urethr/o (urethra) to build words that mean:

12. narrowing or stricture of the urethra

13. instrument used to incise the urethra

Use ur/o (urine, urinary tract)

14. radiography of the urinary tract

15. disease of the urinary tract

1. stone or calculus in the kidney

2. disease of the kidney

3. abnormal condition of water in the kidney

Use pyel/o (renal pelvis) to build words that mean:

4. dilation of the renal pelvis

5. disease of the renal pelvis

Use ureter/o (ureter) to build words that mean:

6. hernia or swelling of the ureter

7. surgical repair of the ureter

Use cyst/o (bladder) to build words that mean:

8. inflammation of the bladder

9. instrument to view the bladder

Use azot/o (nitrogenous compounds) to build words that mean:

10. nitrogenous compounds in urine

11. nitrogenous compounds in blood

Use urethr/o (urethra) to build words that mean:

12. narrowing or stricture of the urethra

13. instrument used to incise the urethra

Use ur/o (urine, urinary tract) to build words that mean:

14. radiography of the urinary tract

15. disease of the urinary tract

anuria

edema

intravenous

nephromegaly

pyuria

continence

hematuria

lithotomy

pus

urinary

diuretic

hernia

nephrologist

pyelopathy

urologist