chapter 7

cali/o, calic/o

calyx ( calix)
cyst/o

urinary bladder
glomerul/o

glomerulus
meat/o

meatus
nephr/o

kidney
pyel/o

renal pelvis
ren/o

kidney
trigon/o

trigone (region of bladder)
ureter/o

ureter
urethr/o

urethra
albumin/o

albumin (protein in blood)
azot/o

nitrogen
bacteri/o

bacteria
dips/o

thirst
kal/o

potassium
ket/o, keton/o

ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
lith/o

stone
natr/o

sodium
noct/o

night
olig/o

scanty
-poietin

substance that forms
py/o

pus
-tripsy

crushing
ur/o

urine (urea)
urin/o

urine
-uria

urination; urine condition

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Naheer

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chapter 7

Description

combining form and suffix

Updated

2010-10-07T02:15:54Z