Answer Key • APPENDIX B 585Word Elements Chapter Review
Medical Term Word Elements Meaning- anuria an- (P) without, not
-uria (S) urine - azotemia azot/o (CF) nitrogenous compounds
-emia (S) blood condition - dialysis dia- (P) through, across
-lysis (S) separation; destruction; loosening - dysuria dys- (P) bad; painful; difficult
-uria (S) urine - glomeropathy glomerul/o (CF) glomerulus
-pathy (S) disease - hypertension hyper- (P) excessive, above normal
-tension (S) to stretch - hypospadias hypo- (P) under, below, deficient
-spadias (S) slit, fissure - lithotripsy lith/o (CF) stone, calculus
-tripsy (S) crushing - meatus meat (WR) opening, meatus
-us (S) condition, structure - nephralgia nephr (WR) kidney
-algia (S) pain - nephrolithotomy nephr/o (CF) kidney
lith/o (CF) stone, calculus
-tomy (S) incision - nephromegaly nephr/o (CF) kidney
-megaly (S) enlargement - nephropexy nephr/o (CF) kidney
-pexy (S) fixation (of an organ) - nephroptosis nephr/o (CF) kidney
-ptosis (S) prolapse, downward displacement - nocturia noct (WR) night
-uria (S) urine - polyuria poly- (P) many, much
-uria (S) urine
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