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What does the term cyst/o mean?
What does the term cyst/o mean?
- Urethra
- Bladder (correct)
- Kidney
- Urine
What is the meaning of the term vesic/o?
What is the meaning of the term vesic/o?
- Kidney
- Meatus
- Ureter
- Bladder (correct)
What is a cystoscopy?
What is a cystoscopy?
Visual examination of the urinary tract using a cystoscope inserted through the urethra.
What does the suffix -scopy indicate?
What does the suffix -scopy indicate?
What is a vesicocele?
What is a vesicocele?
What does -cele mean?
What does -cele mean?
What does glomerul/o refer to?
What does glomerul/o refer to?
What is meant by glomerular?
What is meant by glomerular?
What does meat/o refer to?
What does meat/o refer to?
What is a meatus?
What is a meatus?
What does the suffix -us indicate?
What does the suffix -us indicate?
What does nephr/o stand for?
What does nephr/o stand for?
What is the meaning of ren/o?
What is the meaning of ren/o?
What is a nephroma?
What is a nephroma?
What does the suffix -oma mean?
What does the suffix -oma mean?
What is renal related to?
What is renal related to?
What does the suffix -al mean?
What does the suffix -al mean?
What does pyel/o refer to?
What does pyel/o refer to?
What is pyeloplasty?
What is pyeloplasty?
What does -plasty mean?
What does -plasty mean?
What does ur/o signify?
What does ur/o signify?
What does urin/o refer to?
What does urin/o refer to?
What is uremia?
What is uremia?
What does azotemia mean?
What does azotemia mean?
What does -emia signify?
What does -emia signify?
What does urinary relate to?
What does urinary relate to?
What does -ary mean?
What does -ary mean?
What does ureter/o denote?
What does ureter/o denote?
What does urethr/o mean?
What does urethr/o mean?
What is ureterostenosis?
What is ureterostenosis?
What does -stenosis indicate?
What does -stenosis indicate?
What is a urethrocele?
What is a urethrocele?
What does azot stand for?
What does azot stand for?
What does -iasis mean?
What does -iasis mean?
What does lithiasis refer to?
What does lithiasis refer to?
What does lith indicate?
What does lith indicate?
What does -lysis mean?
What does -lysis mean?
What is dialysis?
What is dialysis?
What does dia- mean?
What does dia- mean?
What does -pathy mean?
What does -pathy mean?
What is nephropathy?
What is nephropathy?
What does -pexy refer to?
What does -pexy refer to?
What is nephropexy?
What is nephropexy?
What does -ptosis mean?
What does -ptosis mean?
What is nephroptosis?
What is nephroptosis?
What does -tripsy mean?
What does -tripsy mean?
What is lithotripsy?
What is lithotripsy?
What does -uria mean?
What does -uria mean?
What is polyuria?
What is polyuria?
What does poly- mean?
What does poly- mean?
What is nephrectomy?
What is nephrectomy?
What is nephromegaly?
What is nephromegaly?
What is nephrolith?
What is nephrolith?
What is nephrolithiasis?
What is nephrolithiasis?
What is nephralgia?
What is nephralgia?
What does -algia mean?
What does -algia mean?
What is nephritis?
What is nephritis?
What is lithectomy?
What is lithectomy?
What is nephrolithotomy?
What is nephrolithotomy?
What is glomerulonephritis?
What is glomerulonephritis?
What is hypertension?
What is hypertension?
What is proteinuria?
What is proteinuria?
What is edema?
What is edema?
What is a diuretic?
What is a diuretic?
What does supra- mean?
What does supra- mean?
What is suprarenal?
What is suprarenal?
What does scler/o mean?
What does scler/o mean?
What does scler/o also refer to?
What does scler/o also refer to?
What is sclerosis?
What is sclerosis?
What is nephrosis?
What is nephrosis?
What is nephrosclerosis?
What is nephrosclerosis?
What is nephorrhaphy?
What is nephorrhaphy?
What does -rrhaphy mean?
What does -rrhaphy mean?
What is nephrotomy?
What is nephrotomy?
What is a nephrolithotomy?
What is a nephrolithotomy?
What does nephroptosis refer to?
What does nephroptosis refer to?
What is nephropexy?
What is nephropexy?
What is cystitis?
What is cystitis?
What is cystolithiasis?
What is cystolithiasis?
What is cystolithotomy?
What is cystolithotomy?
What is pyuria?
What is pyuria?
What is dysuria?
What is dysuria?
What does bacteriuria mean?
What does bacteriuria mean?
What does cystitis refer to?
What does cystitis refer to?
What is ureterorrhaphy?
What is ureterorrhaphy?
What is cystorrhaphy?
What is cystorrhaphy?
What does vesicoenteric mean?
What does vesicoenteric mean?
What does enter/o refer to?
What does enter/o refer to?
What does hernia mean?
What does hernia mean?
What is rectocele?
What is rectocele?
What is a cystoscope?
What is a cystoscope?
What does cystourethroscopy refer to?
What does cystourethroscopy refer to?
What does -scope mean?
What does -scope mean?
What does radi/o denote?
What does radi/o denote?
What does -graphy mean?
What does -graphy mean?
What is urethritis?
What is urethritis?
What is urethrectomy?
What is urethrectomy?
What is urethropexy?
What is urethropexy?
What is urethroplasty?
What is urethroplasty?
Study Notes
Urinary System Terminology
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Cyst/o & Vesic/o: Terms used interchangeably to denote the bladder.
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Cystoscopy: A procedure for visual examination of the urinary tract via a cystoscope inserted through the urethra.
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-scopy: Suffix indicating a visual examination.
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Vesicocele & Cystocele: Both refer to a hernia involving the urinary bladder.
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-cele: Suffix meaning hernia or swelling.
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Glomerul/o: Refers specifically to the glomerulus, a key component of kidney function.
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Glomerular: Pertaining to the glomerulus.
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Meat/o: Refers to an opening or meatus, crucial in terms of urinary anatomy.
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Meatus: A bodily opening, such as the urethral opening.
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-us: Suffix indicating condition or structure.
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Nephr/o & Ren/o: Both prefixes refer to the kidney.
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Nephroma: A tumor located in the kidney.
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-oma: Suffix indicating a tumor.
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Renal: Pertaining to the kidney.
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-al: Suffix indicating pertaining to.
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Pyel/o: Refers to the renal pelvis, an area of the kidney.
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Pyeloplasty: Surgical procedure for the repair of the renal pelvis.
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-plasty: Indicates surgical repair.
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Ur/o & Urin/o: Both terms relate to urine and the urinary tract.
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Uremia: Condition characterized by an excess of urea and nitrogenous waste in the blood.
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Azotemia: Excessive nitrogenous compounds in the blood.
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-emia: Suffix for blood condition.
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Urinary: Pertains to urine or the formation of urine.
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-ary: Suffix indicating pertaining to.
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Ureter/o: Refers to the ureter, a tube carrying urine from the kidney to the bladder.
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Urethr/o: Refers to the urethra, the duct through which urine is passed.
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Ureterostenosis: Condition defined by the narrowing or stricture of a ureter.
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-stenosis: Suffix meaning narrowing or stricture.
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Urethrocele: Protrusion of the urethra, indicating a potential hernia.
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Azot: Relates to nitrogenous compounds.
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-iasis: Denotes an abnormal condition, often produced by a specific cause.
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Lithiasis: Abnormal formation of stones or calculi in the body.
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Lith: Refers to a stone or calculus.
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-lysis: Denotes destruction, separation, or loosening.
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Dialysis: A procedure for removing toxic wastes from the blood when kidneys are compromised.
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Dia-: Prefix meaning through or across.
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-pathy: Suffix indicating disease.
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Nephropathy: A disease affecting the kidneys.
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-pexy: Indicates fixation of an organ.
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Nephropexy: Surgical fixation procedure for a displaced kidney.
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-ptosis: Suffix indicating prolapse or downward displacement.
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Nephroptosis: Condition describing a prolapsed kidney.
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-tripsy: Suffix meaning crushing.
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Lithotripsy: Technique for crushing kidney stones.
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-uria: Suffix pertaining to urine.
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Polyuria: Condition characterized by excessive urination.
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Poly-: Prefix meaning many or much.
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Nephrectomy: Surgical procedure for kidney excision.
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Nephromegaly: Abnormal enlargement of a kidney.
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Nephrolith: A stone located in the kidney.
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Nephrolithiasis: Condition involving kidney stones.
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Nephralgia: Pain located in the kidney area.
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-algia: Suffix indicating pain.
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Nephritis: Inflammation of the kidney.
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Lithectomy: Surgical excision of a stone.
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Nephrolithotomy: Incision made to remove a renal calculus.
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Glomerulonephritis: Inflammation affecting both the glomerulus and the kidney.
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Hypertension: Medical term for high blood pressure, which can affect kidney health.
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Proteinuria: Presence of protein in urine, often indicating kidney issues.
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Edema: Swelling resulting from excess fluid in body tissues.
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Diuretic: Medication that promotes urination and helps control edema.
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Supra-: Prefix meaning above or excessive.
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Suprarenal: Pertaining to the area above the kidney, often referring to adrenal glands.
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Scler/o: Prefix referring to hardening of a body part.
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Sclerosis: Condition characterized by tissue hardening.
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Nephrosis: Abnormal condition of a kidney, often leading to dysfunction.
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Nephrosclerosis: Condition involving the hardening of kidney tissue.
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Nephrorrhaphy: Suture procedure applied to a kidney.
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-rrhaphy: Suffix for suture or sewing.
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Nephrotomy: Incision made in the kidney for surgical access.
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Cystitis: Inflammation of the bladder, often leading to pain and urinary discomfort.
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Cystolithiasis: Presence of stones within the bladder.
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Cystolithotomy: Surgical incision made to remove a stone from the bladder.
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Pyuria: Presence of pus in urine, indicating infection.
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Dysuria: Term for painful urination, often linked to urinary infections.
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Bacteriuria: Presence of bacteria in the urine.
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Urethritis: Inflammation of the urethra, commonly causing pain during urination.
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Urethrectomy: Surgical removal of the urethra.
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Urethropexy: Surgical fixation of the urethra.
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Urethroplasty: Surgical repair of the urethra.
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Cystoscope: An endoscopic instrument used in cystoscopy procedures.
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Cystourethroscopy: Visual examination involving both the urethra and bladder.
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-scope: Instrument for examining internal structures.
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Radi/o: Relates to radiation or X-ray imaging.
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-graphy: Process of recording or imaging.
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Ureterorrhaphy: Surgical suture applied to the ureter.
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Cystorrhaphy: Surgical suture of the bladder.
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Vesicoenteric: Pertaining to both the bladder and intestine.
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Enter/o: Referring to the intestine.
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Hernia: Protrusion of anatomical structures through their containing wall.
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Rectocele: A condition involving herniation of the rectum into the vagina.
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