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nephr/o or ren/o
Combining form meaning kidney
- Primary Functions:
- 1. Filters blood to remove waste products
- 2. Maintains electrolyte concentrations
- 3. Removes excess water to maintain fluid volume in body
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Pyel/o
Combing form meaning renal pelvis
Primary Function: Collects urine produced by the kidneys
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Ur/o or urin/o
Combining form meaning urine
Primary Function: Liquid waste products to be excreted
Note: Suffix form is -uria.
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Ureter/o
Combining form meaning ureter
Primary Function: Transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder
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Cyst/o
Combining form meaning bladder
Primary Function: Stores urine until it is excreted.
Note: Also means cyst or sac of fluid
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Urethr/o
Combining form meaning urethra
Primary Function: Transports urine from the bladder thru the urethral meastus, where it is excreted.
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Prostat/o
Combining form meaning prostate
- Primary Function:
- 1. A gland of the male reproductive system
- 2. Surrounds the urethra
- 3. Disorders of this gland can disrupt the flow of urine
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Home/o
Combining form meaning constant
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-statis
Suffix meaning control
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-al or -ic or -tic
Suffix meaning pertaining to
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-chrome
Suffix meaning color
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-ologist
Suffix meaning specialist
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-tic or -al
Suffix meaning pertaining to
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-osis or -esis
Suffix meaning abnormal condition
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an-
Prefix meaning without
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-uria
Suffix meaning urine
Note: Combining form are ur/o or urin/o
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hyper-
Prefix meaning excssive
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Protein/o
Combining form meaning protein
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-emia
Suffix meaning blood condition
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-pathy
Suffix meaning disease or disorder
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Hydr/o
Combining form meaning water (or fluid)
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-ectasis
Suffix meaning enlargement or stretching
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-itis
Suffix meaning inflammation
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Glomerul/o
Combining form meaning glomeruli (singular glomerulus)
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-ptosis
Suffix meaning droop or prolapse
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poly-
Prefix meaning many
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-ic or -tic or -al
Suffix meaning pertaining to
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Py/o
Combining form meaning pus
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Cyst
Means sac of fluid
Note: Combining form is cyst/o which also means bladder
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-lithiasis
Suffix meaning the presence of stones
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-lith
Suffix meaning stone
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-rrhagia
Suffix meaning (excessive) bleeding
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-algia
Suffix meaning pain
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-cele
Suffix meaning hernia
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Trigon/o
Combining form meaning trigone (smooth triangular area on inner surface of bladder located between openings of ureters & urethra.)
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Vesic/o
Combining form meaning bladder
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Vagin/o
Combining form meaning vagina
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-genic
Suffix meaning created by
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-rrhea
Suffix meaning flow or discharge
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-stenosis
Suffix meaning tightening or narrowing
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epi-
Prefix meaning above (or upon or on)
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hypo-
Prefix meaning below (or less than or deficient or decreased)
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par- or para-
Prefix meaning abnormal (beside, near, beyond, apart from, opposite, or alongside of)
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Diur/o or Diuret/o
Combining form meaning increasing output of urine
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-esis or -osis
Suffix meaning abnormal condition
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dys-
Suffix meaning painful
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noct/i
Combining form meaning night
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olig/o
Combining form meaning scanty or few
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-graphy
Suffix meaning the process of creating a picture or record
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-scopy
Suffix meaning visual examination
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-gram
Suffix meaning a picture or record
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dia-
Prefix meaning complete, through, between
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-lysis
Suffix meaning to separate, through or breakdown
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Hem/o
Combining form meaning blood
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-pexy
Suffix meaning surgical fixation
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-ostomy
Suffix meaning creating an opening
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-plasty
Suffix meaning surgical repair
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-otomy
Suffix meaning surgical incision
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-tripsy
Suffix meaning to crush
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-ectomy
Suffix meaning surgical removal
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-rrhaphy
Suffix meaning surgical suturing
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meat/o
Combining form meaning opening or passageway
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