Unit 11 Roots
| Root Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| absorp | taking up |
| albumin | protein found in egg white; major blood protein |
| anastomosis | the joining of two or more vessels |
| azo/t azo/to |
chemical group with two nitrogen atoms joined together |
| calyx | part of the kidney's urine collection system |
| capsule | a membranous sac |
| cele | hernia |
| contin | holding together; holding back (as urine) |
| convolute | twisted together |
| corpus | body |
| cortex | outside of a two-layered organ |
| cyan | blue |
| cyst cyst/o |
bladder |
| densa | dense; tightly packed cells |
| detrusor | muscle that expels urine |
| dialysis | the process of separating (waste products out of blood) |
| dips dips/o |
drinking |
| fascia | connective tissue |
| fulgur/a | electrocautery |
| glomer glomer/ul glomer/ul/o |
filtering system of the nephron |
| glucos | sugar |
| glycos | sugar |
| hem hem/at hem/at/o hem/o |
blood |
| hydr/o | water |
| ileo | flank |
| keto keton |
chemical made in the liver when fats are broken down |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lith lith/o |
stone |
| macula | spot |
| meatus meat/o |
tube, such as the urethra |
| medulla | center of a two-layered organ |
| micturi | desire to urinate |
| natr | sodium |
| nephr nephr/o |
kidney |
| noct | night |
| periton | membrane surrounding the intestinal organs |
| py py/o |
pus |
| pyel pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
| pyramid | renal pyramid |
| rectum | end of the gastrointestinal tract |
| ren | kidney |
| resect | cut away |
| scler | hardening |
| sono | sound waves |
| spadon | fissure |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| stoma | anatomical mouth; opening |
| toxin | substance which is damaging |
| trigone | triangular region |
| tripsy | using sound waves to crush or break apart |
| tube | tube |
| tubule tubul/o |
small tube |
| ur ur/o |
urine |
| ureter ureter/o |
tube between the kidney and bladder |
| urethr urethr/o |
tube between the bladder and the outside world |
| urine | waste fluid created by the body |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| void | empty |
| xanth | yellow |
