Prefixes
There are two word parts meaning without, this one has two letters.
What is the term an-.
The term used when something is inflammed.
What is -itis.
Referring to something being cancerous.
What is carcin(o).
What is cystitis.
The organ of the urinary system that stores urine.
What is the bladder.
What is the prefix that means under?
What is sub-, like submarine.
Referring to pain.
What is -algia.
This root word means nerve, not brain.
What is neur(o).
The term for finding urine in the blood, which can be caused by different urinary conditions.
What is hematuria.
The indented portion of the kidney, where the vessels, aorta, and ureters connect.
What is the hilum.
Coming from the Spanish language, this term means bad.
What is mal-.
Referring to abnormal condition or disease.
What is -osis.
Referring to the opening.
What is meat(o).
The term for the condition when stones form in the kidneys.
What is nephrolithiasis.
The three main stages of the creation of urine.
What are filtration, reabsorption, and secretion.
The prefix used to describe something as difficult.
What is dys-.
Pertaining to a substance in the blood.
What is -emia.
The term for bladder or sac, not to be mistaken for cell.
What is cyst(o).
Referring to a disease where many cysts invade the tissues of the kidneys.
What is polycystic kidney disease.
The tube that connects to the distal end of the urinary bladder and is 10-12 inches long.
What is the ureter.
To prefix used to describe something that happens at night.
What is noct-.
Pertaining to a substance in the urine.
What is -uria.
What is the term referring to nitrogenous waste?
What is azot(o).
The disease that occurs when water builds up in the kidneys.
What is hydronephrosis.
The mucous lined tube that connects the bladder to the outside of the body.
What is the urethra.