BIOL 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ectasia, Prostate, Male Reproductive System
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SET 9
-cele
Word suffix: hernia, tumor, swelling.
cyst/o
Word part: urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid.
dia-
Word prefix: through, between, apart, complete.
-ectasis
Word suffix: stretching, dilation, enlargement.
glomerul/o
Word part: glomerulus.
lith/o
Word part: stone, calculus.
-lysis
Word suffix: breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening.
nephr/o
Word part: kidney.
-pexy
Word suffix: surgical fixation.
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pyel/o
Word part: renal pelvis, bowl of kidney.
-tripsy
Word suffix: to crush.
ur/o
Word part: urine, urinary tract.
ureter/o
Word part: ureter.
urethr/o
Word part: urethra.
-uria
Word suffix: urination, urine.
homeostasis
The process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment.
urea
The major waste product of protein metabolism.
urine
A typically sterile liquid by-product of the body secreted by the kidneys through a process called
urination and excreted through the urethra.
urinary tract
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