MEDICAL
URINARY BLADDER
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keton/o
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lith/o
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meat/o
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nephr/o
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Detailed explanation-1: -An example of a word you may have encountered that features nephro-is nephrolith, “a renal calculus; kidney stone.” (Ouch.) Nephro-, as we’ve seen, means “kidney, ‘’ and-lith is a combining form meaning “stone.” So, a nephrolith literally translates to “kidney stone.”
Detailed explanation-2: -Kidney stones (also called renal calculi, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys.
Detailed explanation-3: -Glomerul(o) is pertaining to the glomerulus. Nephritis is inflammation of the kidney. Glomerulonephritis is the inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidneys.
Detailed explanation-4: -[-(o)lithiasis] then means the “condition or presence of stones". This suffix can be found in many medical terms such as: • Choledocolithiasis: a condition of stones in the bile duct. • Nephrolithiasis: Kidney stones.