Medical Terminology Simplified

7–47 Urethr/al stricture is a condition of narrowing of the lumen (tubular space

within a structure). It is usually caused by infection, cancer, or scar tissue. Dys/uria is

the primary symptom due to increased strain caused by difficulty urinating.

Identify the terms in this frame that mean

pertaining to the urethra:____________________ / __________

tubular space within a structure:________________________

painful urination:__________ / __________

7–48 Urethr/al stricture, also called urethr/al sten/osis,is treated with the surgi-

cal procedure called urethr/o/plasty.This procedure is used to relieve dys/uria and

recurrent UTIs by restoring unobstructed urine flow.

Identify the terms in this frame that mean

surgical repair of the urethra:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

abnormal condition of narrowing or stricture:__________ / __________

painful urination:__________ / __________

7–49 Urethr/o/rect/al meanspertaining to the ____________________and

____________________.

7–50 Form diagnostic terms that mean

instrument for examining the urethra:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

visual examination of the urethra:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

7–51 Construct a medical word that means inflammation of urethra and bladder:

____________________ / _____ / __________ / __________

7–52 Cyst/o/urethr/o/scopy is a visual examination of the urethra and bladder.

The instrument used to perform a cyst/o/urethr/o/scopy is a __________ / _____ /

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

7–53 The CF meat/omeans opening, meatus.The urinary meatus is the external

opening of the urethra, located at the tip of the penis in males and anterior to the

vagina in females. The urinary meatus is where urine is discharged from the body.

Use meat/oto construct medical words that mean

incision of the meatus:__________ / _____ / __________

suture of the meatus: __________ / _____ / ____________________

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

294 CHAPTER 7• Urinary System

urethr/al

ū-RĒ-thrăl

lumen

LŪ-mĕn

dys/uria

dĭs-Ū-rē-ă

urethr/o/plasty

ū-RĒ-thrō-plăs-tē

sten/osis

stĕ-NŌ-sĭs

dys/uria

dĭs-Ū-rē-ă

urethr/o/scope

ū-RĒ-thrō-skōp

urethr/o/scopy

ū-rē-THRŎS-kō-pē

cyst/o/urethr/o/scope

sĭs-tō-ū-RĒ-thrō-skōp

meat/o/tomy

mē-ă-TŎT-ō-mē

meat/o/rrhaphy

MĒ-ă-TŎR-ăf-ē

urethra, rectum

ū-RĒ-thră, RĔK-tŭm

urethr/o/cyst/itis

ū-rē-thrō-sĭs-TĪ-tĭs