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Suffixes & Prefixes
Root Words
Anatomy
Key Terms
Diseases & Conditions
100
A suffix meaning urine?
What is -uria
100
What does urethr/o mean?
What is urethra
100
What organ is about the size of a fist?
What is kidneys
100
What minerals do electrolytes consist of?
What is sodium, potassium, or calcium
100
What causes an absence of urine production?
What is anuria
200
Is -iasis a suffix or prefix and what is the meaning?
What is a suffix, meaning abnormal condition
200
What means potassium (an electrolyte)?
What is kal/i
200
Which organ is a temporary reservoir for urine?
What is urinary bladder
200
What symbol expresses alkalinity, neutral, and acidity?
What is pH
200
What does the abbreviation "BNO" stand for?
What is bladder neck obstruction
300
What does the prefix dia- mean?
What is through, across
300
What is the meaning of lith/o?
What is stone, calculus
300
What discharges urine from the bladder?
What is the urethra
300
What serous membrane lines the abdominopelvic cavity?
What is peritoneum
300
What is painful/difficult urination?
What is dysuria
400
What does the suffix -genesis mean?
What is forming, producing, origin
400
What two root words both mean kidney?
What is nephr/o and ren/o
400
What structure carries the blood, with waste in it to be filtered?
What is renal artery
400
What liquid portion of blood is filtered by nephrons to dissolve wastes?
What is plasma
400
Which condition is commonly found in UTIs?
What is urgency
500
What prefix means backward or behind?
What is retro-
500
What two root words mean bladder?
What is cyst/o and vesic/o
500
What are the small folds in the bladder called?
What is rugae
500
What is a product of protein metabolism?
What is nitrogenous waste
500
What condition correlates with the bladder and the brain?
What is Neurogenic Bladder (impairment of bladder due to brain trauma/damage)