Meaning
rootnephr/o
kidney
GreekUrinary
Terms built from nephr/o
8 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with nephr/o marked.
nephr/o decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root nephr/o means “kidney”.
- The root lith/o means “stone”.
- The suffix -iasis means “condition”.
- Together: Kidney stones.
- The root pyel/o means “renal pelvis”.
- The root nephr/o means “kidney”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis, usually due to infection.
- The root glomerul/o means “glomerulus”.
- The root nephr/o means “kidney”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of kidney glomeruli.
Parts that combine with nephr/o
Word parts that appear alongside nephr/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with nephr/o, word for word.
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