Urinary Vocab. & WP
Voiding
To empty; empty the bladder of urine.
Urination
Discharge or passage of urine.
Dialysis (kidney)
Separating particles from a fluid by filtration through a semipermeable membrane.
Urinalysis
Physical, chemical or microscopic examination of urine.
Ureter
Tube that transports urine from the kidney to the bladder.
Urea
The chief solid component of urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide.
Kidney
main organ of the urinary system; form urine.
Micturition
Process of urination.
Poly-
many.
Vocabulary
KidneyDialysis (kidney) - MicturitionUrea - the chief solid component of urine;
synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide.UreterUrinalysisUrinationVoiding
Hemat/o
blood, relating to the blood.
Olig/o
scanty, few.
Ren/o
kidney.
An-
no, not, without.
-uresis
urination.
-esis
abnormal condition, disease.
Cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid.
Glycos/o
glucose, sugar.
Di -
twice, twofold, double.
Urin/o
urine or urinary organs.
Albumin/o
albumin, protein.
Py/o
pus.
Dys -
bad, difficult, painful.
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destructions, loosening.
Nephr/o
kidney.
-uria
urination, urine.
Vocabulary
Kidney Dialysis (Kidney) Micturition Urea Ureter Urinalysis Urination Voiding
Vocabulary KEY
Kidney – main organ of the urinary system; form urine.Dialysis (Kidney) – Separating particles from a fluid by
filtration through a semipermeable membrane.Micturition – Process of urination.Urea - the chief solid component of urine; synthesized
from ammonia and carbon dioxide.Ureter – Tube that transports urine from the kidney to
the bladder.Urinalysis – Physical, chemical or microscopic
examination of urine.Urination – Discharge or passage of urine.Voiding – to empty; empty the bladder of urine.
Word Parts 13-14
Albumin/oAn-Cyst/oDi-Dys--esisGlycos/oHemat/o-lysis
Nephr/oOlig/oPoly-Py/oRen/o-sis-uresis-uriaUrin/o
Word Parts KEY
Albumin/o – albumin, protein.An-no, not, without.Cyst/o – urinary bladder, cyst,
sac of fluid.Di - twice, twofold, double.Dys - bad, difficult, painful.-esis – abnormal condition,
disease.Glycos/o – glucose, sugar.Hemat/o – blood, relating to the
blood.-lysis – breakdown, separation,
setting free, destructions, loosening.
Nephr/o – kidney.Olig/o – scanty,
few.Poly – many.Py/o – pus.Ren/o – kidney.-uresis –
urination.-uria – urination,
urine.Urin/o – urine or
urinary organs.