| Term | Definition |
|---|
| sclera | white, outer coat of the eyeball |
| iris | colored, pigmented portion of the eye |
| sebaceous gland | oil-producing gland in the skin |
| sudoriferious gland | gland that produces a watery, salt-containing fluid |
| aur/o, ot/o | ear |
| dyalisis | nitrogenous waste materials are separated from the blood by a machine |
| anuria | no urine production |
| proteinuria | protein in urine |
| pyelogram | X-ray record of the renal pelvis |
| cystoscopy | visual examination of the urinary bladder |
| ureterectomy | resection of a ureter |
| vesical | pertaining to the urinary bladder |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| nephrolithiasis | abnormal condition of stones in the kidney |
| nephr/o, ren/o | combining form for kidney |
| cyst/o, vesic/o | combining form for urinary bladder |
| pyel/o | combining form for renal pelvis |
| urethr/o | combining form for urethra |
| ureter/o | combining form for ureter |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| glycosuria | glucose in the urine |
| uremia | condition of high levels of urea in the blood |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | combining form for skin |
| myring/o, tympan/o | combining form for eardrum |
| ophthalm/o, ocul/o | combining form for eye |
| phak/o | combining form for lens of the eye |
| retin/o | combining form for retina |
| tympanoplasty | surgical repair of the eardrum |
| melanoma | malignant tumor of pigmented cells |
| ophthalmoscopy | visual examination of the interior of the eye |
| otopyorrhea | which term means an abnormal discharge of pus from the ear |
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