ur/o, urin/o

Word root Routine Blood Collections

Urine or the urinary tract.

Example: urinalysis (analysis of urine)

Sources

• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 25 Key Terms · OpenStax

Terms built with ur/o, urin/o

• 24-hour urineAll urine for 24 hours: flush the first morning void and note the time, then save every void through the…
• urinalysisExamination of a urine sample's appearance, chemistry (often by dipstick) and, when ordered, a microscopic…

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• py/oPus.
• pyr/oFever or fire.
• scler/oHard; also the sclera (white of the eye).
• thromb/oBlood clot.
• urethr/oUrethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
• vas/o, vascul/oVessel, usually a blood vessel.

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