Medical Terminology - Urinary System

Front 1

Azot/o

Back 1

Nitrogenous compounds

Front 2

Cyst/o, vesic/o

Back 2

Bladder

Front 3

Glomerul/o

Back 3

Glomerulus

Front 4

Hemat/o, hem/o

Back 4

Blood

Front 5

Hepat/o

Back 5

Liver

Front 6

Hydr/o

Back 6

Water

Front 7

Lith/o

Back 7

Stone, calculus

Front 8

Meat/o

Back 8

Opening, meatus

Front 9

Nephr/o, ren/o

Back 9

Kidney

Front 10

Noct/o

Back 10

Night

Front 11

Olig/o

Back 11

Scanty

Front 12

Path/o

Back 12

Disease

Front 13

Py/o

Back 13

Pus

Front 14

Pyel/o

Back 14

Renal pelvis

Front 15

Ur/o, urin/o

Back 15

Urine

Front 16

Ureter/o

Back 16

Ureter

Front 17

Urethr/o

Back 17

Urethra

Front 18

Ven/o, phleb/o

Back 18

Vein

Front 19

-cele

Back 19

Hernia, swelling

Front 20

-ectasis

Back 20

Dilation, expansion

Front 21

-ectomy

Back 21

Excision

Front 22

-edema

Back 22

Swelling

Front 23

-emia

Back 23

Blood condition

Front 24

-esis

Back 24

Condition

Front 25

-graphy

Back 25

Process of recording

Front 26

-iasis

Back 26

Abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

Front 27

-ist

Back 27

Specialist

Front 28

-lith

Back 28

Stone, calculus

Front 29

-lysis

Back 29

Separation, destruction, loosening

Front 30

-osis

Back 30

Abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

Front 31

-pexy

Back 31

Fixation (of an organ)

Front 32

-plasty

Back 32

Surgical repair

Front 33

-ptosis

Back 33

Prolapse, downward displacement

Front 34

-rrhea

Back 34

Discharge, flow

Front 35

-scope

Back 35

Instrument for examining

Front 36

-stomy

Back 36

Forming an opening

Front 37

-tripsy

Back 37

Crushing

Front 38

-uria

Back 38

Urine

Front 39

A-, an-

Back 39

Without, not

Front 40

Dia-

Back 40

Through, across

Front 41

Dys-

Back 41

Bad, painful, difficult

Front 42

Supra-

Back 42

Above, excessive, superior