CH. 7 - URINARY SYSTEM - Combining Forms / Suffixes
nephron
Functional unit of the kidney (1 million) combo of glomerulus and renal tube where filtration takes place.
micturition
Urniation; the act of voiding
albumin/o
albumin (protein in the blood)
bacteri/o
bacteria
cali/o
calyx (cup-like structure in kidney)
calic/0
calyx (cup-like structure in kidney)
glomerul/o
glomerulus (ball of capillaries)
ket/o
ketone bodies
keton/o
ketone bodies
nephr/o
kidney
ren/o
kidney
meat/o
meatus (the opening of the urethra)
noct/o
night
azot/o
nitrogen
kal/o
potassium
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
olig/o
scanty
natr/o
sodium
lith/o
stone
-poietin
substance that forms
dips/o
thirst
-tripsy
to crush
trigon/o
trigone (triangular area of the bladder)
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
cyst/o
urinary bladder
vesic/o
urinary bladder
urin/o
urine
ur/o
urine (urea)
-uria
urine condition; urination
