1. Ureterocele
Root: Ureter/o, the tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Suffix: Cele, swelling or hernia.
Definition: The swelling of the urinary tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Sentence: A renal bladder ultrasound can be used to identify a ureterocele by outlining the
kidneys.
2. Pyelolithotomy
Root: Pyel/o, the pelvis
Root: Lith/o, a stone
Suffix: Tomy, cutting
Definition: The removal of a kidney stone in the renal pelvis through cutting.
Sentence: He had to have an open pyelolithotomy after being diagnosed with kidney stones.
3. Nocturia
Prefix: Noct, night
Root: Ur, urine
Suffix: Ia, a condition
Definition: A condition in which the patient wakes up several times a night to urinate.
Sentence: Drinking too many fluids before going to sleep can cause a person to experience
nocturia.
4. Glomerulonephritis
Root: Glomerul/o, blood vessels that clean the kidneys
Root: Nephr/o, kidney(s)
Suffix: Itis, inflammation
Definition: The inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidneys.
Sentence: The doctor took a urine sample from the patient in which their urine was foamy and
had a red color, leading to him diagnose the patient with glomerulonephritis.
5. Nephrotomogram
Root: Ureter/o, the tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Suffix: Cele, swelling or hernia.
Definition: The swelling of the urinary tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Sentence: A renal bladder ultrasound can be used to identify a ureterocele by outlining the
kidneys.
2. Pyelolithotomy
Root: Pyel/o, the pelvis
Root: Lith/o, a stone
Suffix: Tomy, cutting
Definition: The removal of a kidney stone in the renal pelvis through cutting.
Sentence: He had to have an open pyelolithotomy after being diagnosed with kidney stones.
3. Nocturia
Prefix: Noct, night
Root: Ur, urine
Suffix: Ia, a condition
Definition: A condition in which the patient wakes up several times a night to urinate.
Sentence: Drinking too many fluids before going to sleep can cause a person to experience
nocturia.
4. Glomerulonephritis
Root: Glomerul/o, blood vessels that clean the kidneys
Root: Nephr/o, kidney(s)
Suffix: Itis, inflammation
Definition: The inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidneys.
Sentence: The doctor took a urine sample from the patient in which their urine was foamy and
had a red color, leading to him diagnose the patient with glomerulonephritis.
5. Nephrotomogram
