Combining Forms and Suffixes
Abbreviations
Don't hate, urinate
Conditions
Treatments
100
Combining form for the trigone region of the bladder
trigon/o
100
DM
diabetes
100
Within the kidney, a cluster of capillaries in the shape of knot which allow water, salt, sugar, and urea to leave the bloodstream.
glomerulus
100
Physician who diagnoses conditions associated with the urinary system and male reproductive system
Urologist
100
Dialysis has the effect on urine production
increase
200
Suffix meaning crushing
-tripsy
200
NEG
negative
200
Process by which blood reclaims useful substance from the filtrate that flows through the renal tubules
reabsorption
200
Condition of urinating more times than normal
polyuria
200
The test that looks for abnormal elements in the urine
urinalysis
300
Suffix meaning nothing
-e
300
ARF
acute renal failure
300
nephron
300
Herniation of the bladder through the vaginal wall in females
cystocele
300
Usually receives education and training through a technical diploma program or an associates degree program to operate dialysis machine
Dialysis technician
400
Combining form meaning scanty
olig/o
400
pH
400
Process separating waste products from the blood is known as this
filtration
400
Stone in the bladder
cystolithiasis
400
Artificial way to remove waste from the body after kidney failure
dialysis
500
Combining form meaning stone
lith/o
500
KUB stands for these
kidneys, ureters, and bladder
500
Another name for urination
micturition
500
Involuntary release of urine
enuresis
500
Uses a camera and a contrast medium
angiogram