Meaning

root

glomerul/o

glomerulus

LatinUrinary

Terms built from glomerul/o

One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with glomerul/o marked.

glomerul/o decoded step by step

One library term, read one part at a time.

glomerulonephritis

  1. The root glomerul/o means “glomerulus”.
  2. The root nephr/o means “kidney”.
  3. The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
  4. Together: Inflammation of kidney glomeruli.

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glomerular

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