| Nephr/o, ren/o |
Kidney |
Nephritis, renal artery |
| Hydro/o |
Water |
Hydronephrosis (abnormal condition involving back up of urine into the kidney |
| Cyst/o |
Bladder |
Cystitis, cystectomy (inflammation of, removal of bladder) |
| Pyel/o |
Renal collecting ducts |
Pyelogram (X-ray of the collecting ducts) |
| Ur/o, -uria |
Urine |
Polyuria, anuria (frequent urination, no urine formation) |
| Olig/o |
Scanty, less than normal |
Oliguria (reduced urine formation) |
| -pexy |
To surgically reattach, fix in normal position |
Nephropexy (surgically attach kidney in normal anatomical position) |
