Medical Terminology: The Urinary System (Word Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Surgery)
-iasis
abnormal condition (suffix)
ureterolithiasis
abnormal condition of stones in the ureter
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive (prefix)
anuria
absence of urine
albumin/o
albumin, protein (combining form)
bacteri/o
bacteria (combining form)
inter-
between (prefix)
hematuria
blood in the urine
-lysis
breakdown; separation; loosening (suffix)
cali/o
calyx (combining form)
dia-
complete; through (prefix)
-tripsy
crushing (suffix)
cyst/o
cyst; fluid sac; bladder (combining form)
nephromegaly
enlargement of the kidney
glomerul/o
glomerulus (combining form)
-sclerosis
hardening; thickening (suffix)
-cele
hernia; swelling; protrusion (suffix)
cystolithotomy
incision into the bladder to remove stones
vesicotomy
incision of the urinary bladder
nephr/o
kidney (combining form)
ren/o
kidney (combining form)
retroperitoneal
located behind the peritoneum
poly-
many; much (prefix)
meat/o
meatus (combining form)
noct/o
night (combining form)
azot/o
nitrogen (combining form)
a-, an-
not; without (prefix)
-e
noun suffix with no meaning (suffix)
dys-
painful; difficult (prefix)
peritone/o
peritoneum (combining form)
-al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous
pertaining to (suffix)
-stitial
pertaining to standing or positioned (suffix)
genitourinary
pertaining to the genitalia and urinary tract
azotemia
presence of urea or other nitrogenous elements in the blood
py/o
pus (combining form)
-gram
record; image (suffix)
pyel/o
renal pelvis (combining form)
olig/o
scanty (very small) (combining form)
calcul/o
stone (combining form)
lith/o
stone; calculus (combining form)
-us
structure; tissue; thing (suffix)
-poietin
substance that forms (suffix)
glyc/o, glycos/o
sugar; glucose (combining form)
-pexy
surgical fixation (suffix)
nephropexy
surgical fixation of the kidney
cystorrhaphy
suturing the bladder
trigon/o
trigone (region of bladder) (combining form)
ureter/o
ureter (combining form)
urethr/o
urethra (combining form)
vesic/o
urinary bladder (combining form)
-uria
urination; condition of urine (suffix)
urin/o
urine (combining form)
ur/o
urine; urinary tract (combining form)
