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Chapter 9 - Word Parts
Prefixes to Word Parts to Suffixes
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2012
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Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, tumor, swelling
Term
Cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, between, apart, complete
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
stretching, dilation, enlargement
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Glomerul/o
 Definition
glomerulus
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lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
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-tripsy
 Definition
to crush
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ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract, urine
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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-uria
 Definition
urination, urine
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney or kidneys
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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-genic
 Definition
created by
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prostat/o
 Definition
prostate gland
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meat/o
 Definition
meatus
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