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Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology. The Urinary System Chapter 11 Unit 11. Medical Terminology. Combining form/word root Meaning b acteri /o bacteria c yst/o bladder, sac

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Medical Terminology

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  1. Medical Terminology The Urinary System Chapter 11 Unit 11

  2. Medical Terminology • Combining form/word rootMeaning • bacteri/o bacteria • cyst/o bladder, sac • glomerul/o glomerulus • hemat/o blood • lith/o stone • nephr/o nephron(cell of the kidney) • ren/o kidney • noct/o night • py/o pus • algia pain • pathy disease

  3. Medical Terminology • Combining form/word rootMeaning • pyel/o renal pelvis • ur/o , urin/o urine • ureter/o ureter • urethr/o urethra • albumin/o protein • olig/o scanty(small) • an, a not, without • poly excessive • rrhagia(rageia) bursting forth (of blood)

  4. Medical Terminology • Anuria • An/uria • The absence of urine formation by the kidneys • Cystalgia • Cyst/algia • Pain in the urinary bladder • Cystectomy • Cyst/ectomy • The surgical removal of the urinary bladder • Cystocele • Cyst/o/cele • A hernia of the bladder(also called a fallen bladder) • Cystolith • Cyst/o/lith • A stone located in the urinary bladder • Dysuria • Dys/uria • Difficult or painful urination

  5. Medical Terminology • Lithotomy • Lith/otomy • Surgical incision for the removal of a stone • Nephritis • Nephr/itis • Inflammation of the kidney or kidneys • Nephrolith • Nephr/o/lith • A stone located in the kidney • Nephrologist • Nephr/ologist • A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the kidneys

  6. Medical Terminology • Nephropathy • Nephr/o/pathy • Any disease of the kidney(s) • Nephropyosis • Nephr/o/py/osis • Condition of discharge(pus) from the kidney(s) • Nocturia • Noct/uria • Excessive urination during the night • Polyuria • Poly/uria • Excessive urination • Hyperproteinuria • Hyper/protein/uria • The presence of abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine

  7. Medical Terminology • Prostatitis • Prostat/itis • An inflammation of the prostate gland • Pyelonephritis • Pyelo/nephr/itis • An inflammation of both the renal pelvis and of the kidney • Ureterorrhagia • Uretero/rrhagia • The discharge of blood from the ureter(s)

  8. Medical Terminology • Urethrostenosis • Urethr/o/stenosis • Abnormal narrowing(tightening) of the urethra • Urologist • Urol/ogist • A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the urinary system • Oliguria • Olig/uria • Scanty (small) production of urine • What is another name for urination? • Voiding • Medical term for bed wetting during sleep • Nocturnal enuresis

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