CLST 301 Module 11

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cyst-

sac; cyst; bladder
vesic-

sac; cyst; bladder
nephr-

kidney
ren-

kidney
pyel-

renal penvis; urine reservoir in kidney [which passes urine to ureter]
ur-

urine; urinary tract; urination
urin-

urine; urinary tract; urination
ureter-

ureter; tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder
urethr-

urethra; tube carrying urine from bladder to outside the body
uric-

uric acid
aden-

gland; lymph node
adren-

adrenal gland
hormon-

hormone
amygdal-

tonsil
tonsill-

tonsil
lymph-

lymph
lymphatic-

lymphatic system; lymphatic duct
por-

pore; passage
splen-

spleen
lien-

spleen
adip-

fat
lip-

fat
steat-

fat
seb-

sebum; fatty secretion [of the sebaceous gland]
crin-

secretion
eme-

vomit
hidr-

sweat
hist-

tissue [of an animal or plant]
hygr-

moisture
onc-

tumour; a swelling; abnormal mass
py-

pus
tox-

poison
toxic-

poison
toxon-

poison
ven-

poison
venen-

poison
venom-

poison
zym-

enzyme; fermentation
aeti-

cause
eti-

cause
antr-

antrum; cavity
aux-

increase
bar-

weight; pressure
bary-

weight; pressure
carcin-

cancer; cancerous [adj]
chron-

time
drom-

a running; flow
dynam-

power
helc-

ulceration
hypn-

sleep
somn-

sleep
icter-

jaundice
kinemat-

movement
kinesi-

movement
kinema-

movement
later-

side
sept-

septum [a wall that divides two cavities]
saept-

septum [a wall that divides two cavities]
all-

other; another; divergent; alternating
anis-

unequal
atel-

incomplete
atret-

without an opening (to an organ/structure)
brachy-

short [no connecting vowel]
brady

slow [no connecting vowel]
idi-

individual; distinct; distinctive; unknown
is-

equal
equ-

equal
lept-

thin
macr-

large; long
megal-

large
mes-

middle
micr-

small
olig-

few; small; scanty
orth-

straight; normal; correct
oxy-

acute; swift; sharp; sour [no connecting vowel]
pachy-

thick [no connecting vowel]
pale-

old; ancient
poikil-

mottled; varied; irregular
prosth-

artificial
prosthet-

artificial
prot-

earliest; first
psued-

false; imaginary
schist-

split
schiz-

split
scirrh-
- hard [adj]
- hard, cancerous tumor [noun]
scoli-

crooked; laterally curved
sten-

narrow; constricted
tach-

rapid
tachy-

rapid [no connecting vowel]
xen-
- strange; foreign [adj]
- foreigner [noun]
xer-

dry
sicc-

dry
-agogue

agent used to induce (an action); agent used to induce the flow (of a substance; or from an organ or tissue); agent used to induce the expulsion (of a foreign body)
anti-X-agogue

[prefix anti-] agent used to suppress (an action); agent used to suppress the flow (of a substane, or from an organ or tissue); agent used to suppress the expulsion (of a foreign body)
-auxe

enlargement
-auxis

enlargement
-auxesis

enlargement
-crine

secretion
-elcosis

ulceration (of an organ or structure)
-emesis

vomiting (of a substance)
-emetic

causing vomiting (of a substance)
-emphraxis

obstruction
-lepsy

seizure
-phyma

a swelling
-phymata

[pl.] a swelling
-pore

pore; passage
-toxin

substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue); poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
anti-X-toxin

[prefix anti-] agent used to oppose the substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue); agent used to oppose poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
-uria

urination; presence of (a substance) in the urine; (abnormal) condition of the urine
a-X-uria

[prefix a-] absence of (a substance) in the urine

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CLST 301 Module 11

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The Urinary, Endocrine, and Lymphatic Systems

Updated

2012-11-26T09:02:09Z

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