Medical Terminology-Urinary Tract Flashcards

Urinary Tract Roots

• trigon/o refers to the trigone region of the bladder, crucial for bladder function.
• ur/o signifies urine and the urinary tract, encompassing all structures involved in urine production and elimination.
• ureter/o relates specifically to the ureters, tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
• urethr/o denotes the urethra, the duct through which urine is expelled from the bladder.
• urin/o simply means urine, central to understanding various urinary conditions.
• vesic/o indicates the urinary bladder, responsible for storing urine before excretion.

Prefixes and Suffixes

• a-, an- means not or without, often used in medical terminology to describe absence.
• dia- signifies through, indicating processes or pathways in medical contexts.
• dys- suggests painful or difficult conditions, also applicable as a prefix for various disorders.
• hyper- implies above normal or excessive, frequently used to describe overstimulation or excess in functions.
• inter- means between, useful for identifying structures or conditions involving multiple components.
• poly- denotes many or much, commonly seen in conditions affecting numerous parts.
• -al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous indicate pertaining to, used to describe relationships between terms.

Conditions and Procedures

• -cele refers to a hernia or swelling, often used in contexts involving abnormal tissue protrusions.
• -gram means record or image, important in diagnostics like X-rays or ultrasounds.
• -iasis refers to abnormal conditions, especially in the context of diseases or disorders.
• -lysis indicates separation, destruction, or loosening, often related to tissue breakdown.
• -pexy denotes surgical fixation, relevant in operations to stabilize organs.
• -poietin signifies substances that form or produce, essential for understanding hormone functions.
• -sclerosis implies hardening or thickening, frequently associated with tissue or organ changes.
• -stital means pertaining to standing or positioned, relevant in anatomical descriptions.
• -tripsy refers to crushing, often used in contexts involving stone removal or tissue breakdown.
• -uria indicates urination or urine, a common suffix in urinary system terminology.
• -us implies structure, tissue, or thing, forming basic anatomical terms.

Biological Terms

• albumin/o relates to albumin, a type of protein significant in lab tests and body functions.
• azot/o refers to nitrogen, pivotal in understanding urea formation and kidney function.
• bacteri/o stands for bacteria, crucial in discussions about infections and antibacterial treatments.
• calcul/o means stone, often associated with kidney stones and related conditions.
• cali/o denotes calyx, a part of the kidney's drainage system important in urine collection.
• cyst/o refers to a cyst or fluid sac, relevant in various diagnostic terms concerning fluid-filled sacs.
• glomerul/o signifies glomerulus, a key structure in kidney function involved in filtration.
• glyc/o, glycos/o denote glucose or sugar, essential in discussions of metabolic conditions like diabetes.
• lith/o refers to stone or calculus, important in understanding urological conditions.
• meat/o denotes meatus, an opening or passage in anatomy.
• nephr/o signifies the kidney, a central organ in the urinary and excretory systems.
• noct/o refers to night, often used when discussing conditions that affect nighttime functions.
• olig/o indicates scanty or very small, frequently used in descriptions of urine output.
• peritone/o signifies peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominal cavity.
• py/o denotes pus, important in discussions of infections and inflammatory responses.
• pyel/o refers to the renal pelvis, a key structure in urine collection from the kidneys.
• ren/o signifies kidney, vital for understanding kidney-related diseases and functions.