MEDICAL
URINARY BLADDER
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Question
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What is the combining form for kidney?
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urin/o
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noct/i
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nephr/o
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glomerul/o
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -a combining form meaning “kidney, ‘’ used in the formation of compound words: nephrolith.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word “nephro-” also means “of a kidney; relating to the kidneys” and is derived from the Greek word nephros meaning kidney.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nephro-: Having to do with the kidney, as in nephrology (the art and science of the care of the kidneys) and nephropathy (any kidney disease).
Detailed explanation-4: -Nephr-root words means kidney.-itis-suffix means inflammation. Nephritis means inflammation of the kidney.
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