Chapter 11 Word Surgery
1. anuria
Suffix and its meaning: -ia condition; state; thing
Prefix and its meaning: an- without; not
Combining form and its meaning: ur/o- urine; urinary system
Medical word definition: Condition (of being) without urine
2. cystoscopy
Suffix and its meaning: -scopy process of using an instrument to examine
Prefix and its meaning: none
Combining form and its meaning: cyst/o- bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst
Medical word definition: Process of using an instrument to examine the bladder
3. epispadias
Suffix and its meaning: -ias condition
Prefix and its meaning: epi- upon; above
Combining form and definition: spad/o- tear; opening
Medical word definition: Condition upon (the upper surface of the penis of the
urethral) opening
4. glomerulonephritis
Suffix and its meaning: -itis inflammation of; infection of
Prefix and its meaning: none
Combining form and its meaning: glomerul/o- glomerulus
Combining form and its meaning: nephr/o- kidney; nephron
Medical word definition: Inflammation and infection of the glomerulus of the
nephron
5. hydronephrosis
Suffix and its meaning: -osis condition; abnormal condition; process
Prefix and its meaning: none
Combining form and its meaning: hydr/o- water; fluid
Combining form and its meaning: nephr/o- kidney; nephron
Medical word definition: Abnormal condition of fluid (urine backed up into the)
kidney
6. hypokalemia
Suffix and its meaning: -emia condition of the blood; substance in the blood
Prefix and its meaning: hypo- below; deficient
Combining form and its meaning: kal/i- potassium
Medical word definition: Substance in the blood of deficient potassium
7. incontinence
Suffix and its meaning: -ence state of
Prefix and its meaning: in- in; within; not
Combining form and its meaning: contin/o- hold together
Medical word definition: State of not holding together (urine in the bladder)
8. lithotripsy
Suffix and its meaning: -tripsy process of crushing
Prefix and its meaning: none
Combining form and its meaning: lith/o- stone
Medical word definition: Process of crushing a stone
9. nephrolithotomy
Suffix and its meaning: -tomy process of cutting or making an incision
Prefix and its meaning: none
Combining form and its meaning: nephr/o- kidney; nephron
Combining form and its meaning: lith/o- stone
Medical word definition: Process of cutting or making an incision (into the) kidney
(to remove a) stone
10. nocturia
Suffix and its meaning: -ia condition; state; thing
Prefix and its meaning: none
Combining form and its meaning: noct/o- night
Combining form and its meaning: ur/o- urine; urinary system
Medical word definition: Condition of (during the) night (making) urine
11. percutaneous
Suffix and its meaning: -ous pertaining to
Prefix and its meaning: per- through; throughout
Combining form and its meaning: cutane/o- skin
Medical word definition: Pertaining to through the skin
12. polycystic
Suffix and its meaning: -ic pertaining to
Prefix and its meaning: poly- many; much
Combining form and its meaning: cyst/o- bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst
Medical word definition: Pertaining to many semisolid cysts
13. pyelonephritis
Suffix and its meaning: -itis inflammation of; infection of
Prefix and its meaning: none
Combining form and its meaning: pyel/o- renal pelvis
Combining form and its meaning: nephr/o- kidney; nephron
Medical word definition: Inflammation or infection of the renal pelvis of the kidney
14. retroperitoneal
Suffix and its meaning: -al pertaining to
Prefix and its meaning: retro- behind; backward
Combining form and its meaning: peritone/o- peritoneum
Medical word definition: Pertaining to behind the peritoneum
15. urologist
Suffix and its meaning: -ist one who specializes in
Prefix and its meaning: none
Combining form and its meaning: ur/o- urine; urinary system
Combining form and its meaning: log/o- word; the study of
Medical word definition: One who specializes in the urinary system study of