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What does the suffix '-cele' mean?
What does the suffix '-cele' mean?
- Crushing
- Abnormal condition or disease
- Hernia, tumor, swelling (correct)
- Enlargement
What does the word root 'cyst/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'cyst/o' refer to?
Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
What is the meaning of the prefix 'dia-'?
What is the meaning of the prefix 'dia-'?
Through, between, apart, or complete
What does the suffix '-ectasis' mean?
What does the suffix '-ectasis' mean?
What is the meaning of the word root 'glomerul/o'?
What is the meaning of the word root 'glomerul/o'?
What does the word root 'lith/o' mean?
What does the word root 'lith/o' mean?
What does the suffix '-lysis' signify?
What does the suffix '-lysis' signify?
What does the word root 'nephr/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'nephr/o' refer to?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-pexy'?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-pexy'?
What does the word root 'pyel/o' mean?
What does the word root 'pyel/o' mean?
What does the suffix '-tripsy' mean?
What does the suffix '-tripsy' mean?
What is the meaning of the word root 'ur/o'?
What is the meaning of the word root 'ur/o'?
What does the word root 'ureter/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'ureter/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'urethr/o' mean?
What does the word root 'urethr/o' mean?
What does the suffix '-uria' indicate?
What does the suffix '-uria' indicate?
What does the word root 'ren/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'ren/o' refer to?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-emia'?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-emia'?
What does the suffix '-pathy' mean?
What does the suffix '-pathy' mean?
What does the word root 'hydr/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'hydr/o' refer to?
What does the suffix '-osis' indicate?
What does the suffix '-osis' indicate?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-ptosis'?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-ptosis'?
What does the word root 'py/o' mean?
What does the word root 'py/o' mean?
What does the suffix '-lithiasis' refer to?
What does the suffix '-lithiasis' refer to?
What does the suffix '-lith' mean?
What does the suffix '-lith' mean?
What does the suffix '-rrhagia' signify?
What does the suffix '-rrhagia' signify?
What does the word root 'vesic/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'vesic/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'vagin/o' mean?
What does the word root 'vagin/o' mean?
What does the suffix '-genic' indicate?
What does the suffix '-genic' indicate?
What does the word root 'prostat/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'prostat/o' refer to?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-stenosis'?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-stenosis'?
What does the prefix 'an-' mean?
What does the prefix 'an-' mean?
What does the prefix 'di-' signify?
What does the prefix 'di-' signify?
What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?
What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-uresis'?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-uresis'?
What does the word root 'noct/i' refer to?
What does the word root 'noct/i' refer to?
What does the prefix 'en-' mean?
What does the prefix 'en-' mean?
What does the suffix '-alysis' mean?
What does the suffix '-alysis' mean?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-scopy'?
What is the meaning of the suffix '-scopy'?
What does the suffix '-graphy' signify?
What does the suffix '-graphy' signify?
What does the suffix '-gram' mean?
What does the suffix '-gram' mean?
What does the word root 'hem/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'hem/o' refer to?
What does the word root 'meat/o' mean?
What does the word root 'meat/o' mean?
Study Notes
Medical Terminology Suffixes and Roots
- -cele: Suffix indicating a hernia, tumor, or swelling
- -ectasis: Suffix referring to stretching, dilation, or enlargement
- -lysis: Suffix that denotes breakdown, separation, or destruction
- -pexy: Suffix meaning surgical fixation
- -tripsy: Suffix indicating the action of crushing
- -uria: Suffix related to urination or urine
- -emia: Suffix denoting a blood condition
- -pathy: Suffix that signifies disease
- -osis: Suffix indicating an abnormal condition or disease
- -ptosis: Suffix meaning droop or sag
- -lithiasis: Suffix indicating the presence of stones
- -lith: Suffix meaning stone
- -rrhagia: Suffix related to bleeding
- -genic: Suffix meaning created by
- -stenosis: Suffix referring to tightening or narrowing
- -uresis: Suffix indicating urination
- -alysis: Suffix meaning study of
- -scopy: Suffix indicating visual examination
- -graphy: Suffix denoting the process of producing a picture or record
- -gram: Suffix meaning picture or record
Medical Terminology Word Roots
- cyst/o: Root referring to the urinary bladder, cyst, or sac of fluid
- glomerul/o: Root meaning glomerulus
- lith/o: Root denoting stone or calculus
- nephr/o: Root indicating kidney (functional)
- pyel/o: Root referring to renal pelvis or bowl of kidney
- ur/o: Root meaning urine or urinary tract
- ureter/o: Root denoting ureter
- urethr/o: Root indicating urethra
- ren/o: Root meaning kidneys (structural)
- hydr/o: Root referring to water
- py/o: Root meaning pus
- vesic/o: Root denoting bladder
- vagin/o: Root referring to vagina
- prostat/o: Root indicating prostate gland
- hem/o: Root meaning blood
- meat/o: Root denoting opening or passageway
- noct/i: Root indicating night
Medical Terminology Prefixes
- dia-: Prefix meaning through or between
- an-: Prefix indicating without
- di-: Prefix also indicating through
- dys-: Prefix meaning painful
- en-: Prefix meaning into
These terms are essential for understanding medical language, especially in areas related to urology and nephrology. They form the basis for constructing terms used in medical diagnoses, procedures, and anatomy.
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