nephr/o
kidney
From Greek nephros, kidney
Meaning
What does nephr/o mean?
nephr/o is a root meaning kidney. It comes from Greek nephros, kidney.
Inside words it is spelled nephr.
Greek nephr/o builds most disease and operation names (nephritis, nephrectomy); Latin ren/o mostly gives describing words like renal.
In real words
Medical words with nephr/o
inflammation of the kidney
surgical removal of a kidney
nephrology
the branch of medicine that deals with how the kidneys work and with kidney disease
swelling of a kidney because urine cannot drain out and builds up inside it
inflammation of the kidney and its renal pelvis, usually caused by a bacterial infection
nephropathy
disease or damage of the kidney, often caused by another condition such as diabetes
a doctor who specializes in nephrology, the care of the kidneys
a kidney that has dropped or sagged below its normal position
In the dictionary
More terms built with it
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 5.3: Word Components Related to the Urinary System
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
- nephro- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Kidneys and bladder
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