Chapter 11: Urinary System Word Elements, Suffixes and Prefixes
nephr/o, ren/o
2 word elements meaning kidney
retro-
prefix that means backward, behind
dia-
prefix that means through, across
-iasis
suffix that means abnormal condition (produces by something specified)
-genesis
suffix that means forming, producing; origin
-uria
suffix that means urine
cyst/o, vesic/o
two word elements meaning bladder
albumin/o
word element meaning albumin, protein
bacteri/o
word element meaning bacteria (singular, bacterium)
glomerul/o
word element meaning glomerulus
keton/o
word element meaning ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
noct/o
word element meaning night
azot/o
word element meaning nitrogenous compounds
meat/o
word element meaning opening, meatus
kal/i
word element meaning potassium (an electrolyte)
py/o
word element meaning pus
pyel/o
word element meaning renal pelvis
olig/o
word element meaning scanty
lith/o
word element meaning stone, calculus
ureter/o
word element meaning ureter
urethr/o
word element meaning urethra
ur/o
word element meaning urine, urinary tract
