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Digestive and urinary system root words
referring to a body part or system
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01/28/2026
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Nephr/o
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Ren/o
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Cydt/o
 Definition
Urinary bladder or sac
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Vesic/o
 Definition
Urinary bladder
Term
Pyel/o
 Definition
Renal pelvis
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Urethr/o
 Definition
Ureter
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Urethr/o
 Definition
Urethra (tube to outside)
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Glomerul/o
 Definition
Glomerulus (tiny filtering units)
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Glomerul/o
 Definition
Glomerulus (tiny filtering units)
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meat/o
 Definition
Meatus (opening)
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Albumin/o
 Definition
Albumin
Term
Azot/o
 Definition
Urea
Term
Blast/o
 Definition
Developing cell, germ cell
Term
Cyst/o
 Definition
Bladder sac
Term
Hydr/o
 Definition
Water
Term
Lith/o
 Definition
Stone
Term
Nephr/o
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Vesic/o
 Definition
Flows backward from the bladder into the ureters
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Ur/o
 Definition
study
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Noct/o
 Definition
Night
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Pyel/o
 Definition
Infections ascending from the bladder
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Meat/o
 Definition
Meatus (opening)
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Cali/o
 Definition
Calyx
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Trigon/o
 Definition
Trigone (base region of the bladder)
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Pyel/o
 Definition
Renal pelvis
Term
Glomerul/o
 Definition
Glomerulus (tiny filtering units)
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Ur/o
 Definition
Urine or urinary tract
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Albumin/o
 Definition
Albumin (a blood protein)
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Azot/o
 Definition
Nitrogen or urea
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Glyc/o
 Definition
Sugar or glucose
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Bacteri/o
 Definition
Bacteria
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Hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
Hydr/o
 Definition
Water or fluid
Term
Kal/i
 Definition
potassium
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Kal/i
 Definition
potassium
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Nat/o
 Definition
Sodium
Term
Py/o
 Definition
Pus
Term
Protein/o
 Definition
Protein
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Dips/o
 Definition
Thirst
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Lith/o
 Definition
Stone or calculus
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Calcul/o
 Definition
Stone
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Noct/o
 Definition
night
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OLIG/O
 Definition
Scanty or small amount
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Blat/o
 Definition
Developing cell or germ cell
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Son/o
 Definition
Sound
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Tom/o
 Definition
To cut or section
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Peritone/o
 Definition
Peritoneum (abdominal lining)
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Uria
 Definition
Condition of urine/urination
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tripsy
 Definition
To crush
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Stomy
 Definition
New opening to the outside
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