SLCC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
nephr/o, ren/o - ANS -kidney
pyel/o - ANS -renal pelvis
-uria, urin/o - ANS -urine
ureter/o - ANS -ureters
cyst/o, vesic/o - ANS -urinary bladder
urethr/o - ANS -urethra
nephron - ANS -functional unit of the kidney
-cele - ANS -hernia, tumor, swelling
ex: cystocele
chrome - ANS -color
ex: hyperchromia
,dia - ANS -through, between, apart, complete
i.e. diaphragm
diur - ANS -increased output of urine
i.e. diuretics
-ectasis - ANS -stretching, dilation
i.e. ureterectasis
glomerul/o - ANS -glomerulus
i.e. glomerulonephritis
hydro, hidro - ANS -water, sweat
i.e. hydrocele
lith/o - ANS -stone, calcaneus
i.e. lithotomy
-lysis - ANS -breakdown, set free, separation, destruction, loosen
, i.e. hemodialysis
meatus - ANS -outside opening
i.e. meatotomy
noct - ANS -night
i.e. nocturia
olig/o - ANS -few or scanty
i.e. oliguria
-pexy - ANS -surgical fixation
i.e. cystopexy
poly - ANS -many, much
i.e. polyuria
-tripsy - ANS -to crush
i.e. lithotripsy
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
nephr/o, ren/o - ANS -kidney
pyel/o - ANS -renal pelvis
-uria, urin/o - ANS -urine
ureter/o - ANS -ureters
cyst/o, vesic/o - ANS -urinary bladder
urethr/o - ANS -urethra
nephron - ANS -functional unit of the kidney
-cele - ANS -hernia, tumor, swelling
ex: cystocele
chrome - ANS -color
ex: hyperchromia
,dia - ANS -through, between, apart, complete
i.e. diaphragm
diur - ANS -increased output of urine
i.e. diuretics
-ectasis - ANS -stretching, dilation
i.e. ureterectasis
glomerul/o - ANS -glomerulus
i.e. glomerulonephritis
hydro, hidro - ANS -water, sweat
i.e. hydrocele
lith/o - ANS -stone, calcaneus
i.e. lithotomy
-lysis - ANS -breakdown, set free, separation, destruction, loosen
, i.e. hemodialysis
meatus - ANS -outside opening
i.e. meatotomy
noct - ANS -night
i.e. nocturia
olig/o - ANS -few or scanty
i.e. oliguria
-pexy - ANS -surgical fixation
i.e. cystopexy
poly - ANS -many, much
i.e. polyuria
-tripsy - ANS -to crush
i.e. lithotripsy