Caduceus Medical Terminology Ch 12: Uro/genital System Questions with Correct Answers
Latest Update 2025/2026
Cortico- - Answers bark
cysto- - Answers bladder
Medullo- - Answers marrow-like pyramids
nephro- - Answers kidney
pyleo- - Answers pelvis of kidney
reno- - Answers kidney
sphincto- - Answers to bind together
urethro- - Answers canal
uro- - Answers urine
vesico- - Answers bladder
Balano- - Answers clitoris
colpo- - Answers vagina
cyesis- - Answers pregnancy
embryo- - Answers young
feto- - Answers young
gonado-, gono- - Answers seed producer
gyneco- - Answers women
metr/o- - Answers uterus
labio- - Answers lip
masto- - Answers breast
oophr/o- - Answers ovary
ovo- - Answers egg
parto-, tocio- - Answers birth
salpingo- - Answers tube (fallopian or uterine)
, andro-, anthropo- - Answers man, human
balano- - Answers glans penis, clitoris
chordo-, cordo- - Answers spermatic cord
epi/didymis - Answers upon/testis
gono-, gonado- - Answers seed producer
orchido-, orchio- - Answers testes or gonad
prostato- - Answers one who lies before
semino- - Answers seed producer
spermato- - Answers sperm
testis- - Answers witness
vaso- - Answers vessel
de/ferens - Answers away/to carry
Nephron - Answers Functional unit of the kidney (consisting of a glomerulus, renal tubule, and
collecting tubule)
Cystoscopy - Answers visual examination of the urinary bladder
Cystitis - Answers inflammation of the bladder (usually urinary)
Pyuria - Answers pus in the urine
Calculi - Answers kidney stones
Lithotripsy - Answers surgical crushing of a stone
Ureteroscopy - Answers visual examination of the ureters
Hydronephrosis - Answers collection of urine in the renal pelvis caused by obstruction which
results in distention and renal atrophy
Bruised kidney - Answers pain in rear flank, possible discoloration, blood in urine
Incontinence - Answers inability to control bladder and/or bowels
Enuresis - Answers involuntary urination (especially nocturnal bed-wetting)
bulbo- - Answers bulb
Latest Update 2025/2026
Cortico- - Answers bark
cysto- - Answers bladder
Medullo- - Answers marrow-like pyramids
nephro- - Answers kidney
pyleo- - Answers pelvis of kidney
reno- - Answers kidney
sphincto- - Answers to bind together
urethro- - Answers canal
uro- - Answers urine
vesico- - Answers bladder
Balano- - Answers clitoris
colpo- - Answers vagina
cyesis- - Answers pregnancy
embryo- - Answers young
feto- - Answers young
gonado-, gono- - Answers seed producer
gyneco- - Answers women
metr/o- - Answers uterus
labio- - Answers lip
masto- - Answers breast
oophr/o- - Answers ovary
ovo- - Answers egg
parto-, tocio- - Answers birth
salpingo- - Answers tube (fallopian or uterine)
, andro-, anthropo- - Answers man, human
balano- - Answers glans penis, clitoris
chordo-, cordo- - Answers spermatic cord
epi/didymis - Answers upon/testis
gono-, gonado- - Answers seed producer
orchido-, orchio- - Answers testes or gonad
prostato- - Answers one who lies before
semino- - Answers seed producer
spermato- - Answers sperm
testis- - Answers witness
vaso- - Answers vessel
de/ferens - Answers away/to carry
Nephron - Answers Functional unit of the kidney (consisting of a glomerulus, renal tubule, and
collecting tubule)
Cystoscopy - Answers visual examination of the urinary bladder
Cystitis - Answers inflammation of the bladder (usually urinary)
Pyuria - Answers pus in the urine
Calculi - Answers kidney stones
Lithotripsy - Answers surgical crushing of a stone
Ureteroscopy - Answers visual examination of the ureters
Hydronephrosis - Answers collection of urine in the renal pelvis caused by obstruction which
results in distention and renal atrophy
Bruised kidney - Answers pain in rear flank, possible discoloration, blood in urine
Incontinence - Answers inability to control bladder and/or bowels
Enuresis - Answers involuntary urination (especially nocturnal bed-wetting)
bulbo- - Answers bulb
