Combining Forms 1
Diseases and Disorders
Surgical Procedures
Urinary Organs
Combining Forms 2
100
What is the meaning of ven/o?
vein
100
What is anuria?
lack of urine
100
What is a cystectomy?
removal of the urinary bladder
100
What does the kidney do?
filters waste from the blood
100
What is the meaning of bacteri/o?
bacteria
200
What is the meaning of glycos/o?
sugar
200
What is hematouria?
blood in the urine
200
What is a nephrectomy?
removal of a kidney
200
The bladder is used to...
store urine
200
What is the combining forms for ketones?
keton/o
300
What is the meaning of lith/o?
stone
300
What is cystalgia?
urinary bladder pain
300
What is a renal transplant?
Placement of a donor kidney
300
What does the bladder do?
stores urine
300
The combining for meat/o refers to the...
meatus
400
What is the meaning of olig/o?
scanty
400
What is diuresis?
increased formation and excretion of urine.
400
What is a lithotomy?
cutting into an organ to remove stones
400
Does the renal artery enter the kidney, or does the renal vein enter the kidney?
renal artery
400
How many combining forms are there for blood?
2
500
What is the combining form for body?
corpor/o
500
Where are nephroliths found?
the kidneys
500
Where are stones crushed in a lithotripsy?
the bladder or the urethra
500
Do the ureters expel urine from the body, or does the urethra expel urine from the body?
urethra
500
What are the combining forms for the word kidney? (there are 2)
ren/o and nephr/o
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