Suffixes Combining Forms Medical Terms Pathology of the Nephrotic System Miscellanous
100
What is -cele?
Hernia, tumor or swelling
100
What is glomerul/o?
glomerulus
100
What is a Nephrolith
Kidney stone
100
What is Edema?
excessive fluid accumulation in the body tissues
100
What is Nephroptosis?
prolapse of the kidney
200
What is -pexy?
surgical fixation
200
urethro/o?
urethra
200
What is Dysuria
The term _____ describes difficult or painful urination.
200
What is Nephrotic?
pertaining to the kidney
200
What is ureterolith?
Is a stone located in the ureter
300
What is -uria
urination, urine
300
What is cyst/o?
urinary bladder, cyst
300
What is Nephropexy
Also known as nephrorrhaphy, a _____ is the surgical fixation of a floating kidney.
300
What is hyperproteinuria?
abnormally high concentration of protein in the urine
300
What is Nephropyosis?
pus in the kidney
400
What is -tripsy?
to crush
400
What is nephr/o?
kidney
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What is Ureterectasis?
​swelling of a ureter with urine that cannot flow
400
What is Cystolith?
Stone located within the urinary bladder
400
What is polycystic?
A kidney disease is a disorder in which fluid-filled cysts grow on the kidney and replace much of the mass of the kidney
500
What is -ectasis?
enlargement, stretching
500
What is pye/o?
renal pelvis
500
What is ureterorrhagia?
discharge of blood from the ureter
500
What is hypoproteinemia?
abnormally low concentration of protein in the blood
500
What is cystocele
bladder hernia through vaginal wall






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