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
