Chapter 11 Urology Combining forms,prefixes,& suffixes

-ine

(Thing) pertaining to

-osis

Abnormal condition; process; condition

Supra-

Above

Epi-

Above;upon

Absorpt/o-

Absorb;take in

-ion

Action; condition

Re-

Again&again;backward;unable to

Albumin/o-

Albumin

Peri-

Around

Dist/o-

Away from the center/point of origin

Retro-

Backward;behind

Hypo-

Below;deficient

Vesic/o-

Bladder; fluid-filled sac

Cyst/o-

Bladder;fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst

Hemat/o-

Blood

Ly/o-

Breakdown; destroy

Catheter/o-

Catheter

Dia-

Completely through

-ate

Composed of; pertaining to

-ias

Condition

-emia

Condition of the blood;substance in the blood

Stal/o-

Contraction

-pathy

Disease

Infect/o-

Disease within

-lyte

Dissolved substance

Electr/o-

Electricity

Olig/o-

Few;scanty

Filtr/o-

Filter

Filtrat/o-

Filtering;straining

Genit/o-

Genitailia

Glomerul/o-

Glomerulus

Glycos/o-

Glucose (sugar)

-ory

Having the function of

-cele

Hernia

Hil/o-

Hilum (indentation in an organ)

Contin/o-

Hold together

In-

In;within;not

-itis

Inflammation/infection of

-scope

Instrument used to examine

Nephr/o- ren/o-

Kidney

Micturi/o-

Making urine

Poly-

Many

Proxim/o-

Near the center/ point of origin

Noct/o-

Night

Dys-

Painful;difficult;abnormal

Pelv/o-

Pelvis (renal pelvis)

Pen/o-

Penis

Peritone/o-

Peritoneum

-al,-ar,-ary,-eal,-ic

Pertaining to

Kal/i-

Potassium

-lysis

Process of breaking down

-tripsy

Process of crushing

-tomy

Process of cutting

-ization

Process of making,creating,inserting

-graphy

Process of recording

-plasty

Process of reshaping by surgery

-pexy

Process of surgically fixing in place

-scopy

Process of using an instrument to examine

-ation -tion

Process;being/having

Prostat/o-

Prostate gland

Pub/o-

Pubis ( hip bone )

Py/o-

Pus

-gram

Record of; picture of

Erythr/o-

Red

Excret/o-

Removing from the body

Pyel/o-

Renal pelvis

-ule

Small thing

-ence

State of

-ptosis

State of prolapse; drooping; falling

-iasis

State of; process of

-ia

State;condition

Lith/o-

Stone

-logy

Study of

-in

Substance

-poietin

Substance that forms

-ectomy

Surgical removal of

Spad/o-

Tear; opening

-ile

Thing pertaining to

Tub/o-

Tube

Tubul/o-

Tube/small tube

Ureter/o-

Ureter

Urethr/o-

Urethra

Ur/o- Urin/o-

Urine;urinary system

Vagin/o-

Vagina

Hydr/o-

Water; fluid

An-

Without;not