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Urinary System
Medical Terminologu
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Medical
11th Grade
11/30/2010
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Poly-
 Definition
many
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Dia-
 Definition
complete;through
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An-
 Definition
inadequate;not;no
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Dys-
 Definition
Bad;difficult;painful;poor
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Oligo-
 Definition
deficient;few;scanty
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Hypo-
 Definition
abnormal decrease;below;below normal;under
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visually examinging a body cavity or organ.
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tomy
 Definition
to cut;incise;process of cutting
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition;process
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-plasia
 Definition
development;formation
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-logist
 Definition
speciliast;one who specilizes
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-gram
 Definition
record;writing
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown;destruction;pertaining to destruction
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown;destruction;pertaining to destruction
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-uria
 Definition
urine;urination
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noct/o
 Definition
night
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urin/o
 Definition
urine
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cyst/o
 Definition
bladder;sac
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glomerul/o
 Definition
glomerulus
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meat/o
 Definition
meatus
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis (upper dilated portion of the ureter)
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureters
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uethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract; urine;urination
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vesic/o
 Definition
bladder
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