WORD ELEMENTS CHAPTER REVIEW
This review provides a verification of your knowledge of the word elements covered in this chapter. Write the
meaning of the word element in the space provided. To reinforce your understanding of the word parts that make
up a medical term, identify each word element as a prefix (P), word root (WR), combining form (CF), or suffix
(S). The first word is completed for you.
322 CHAPTER 7• Urinary System
Medical Term Word Elements Meaning
- anuria an- (P) without, not
-uria (S) urine
- azotemia
- dialysis
- dysuria
- glomeropathy