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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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albumn/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/i | night |
olig/o | few, scanty |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
urin/o | urine, urinary tract |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
vesic/o | bladder, sac |
-iasis | condition |
-esis | condition |
-lith | stone |
-lysis | loosening, dissolution, separating |
-ptosis | drooping, sagging, prolapse |
-rrhaphy | suturing, repairing |
-tripsy | surgical crusing |
-uria | urine, urination |