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Kidneys & Urinary System — Word Roots
Word roots naming the kidneys and the urinary tract — bladder, ureters, urethra and urine itself.
This page lists all 10 of them. Open any root for example words that use it.
| Word part | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cyst | Word root | urinary bladder; sac |
| glomerul | Word root | glomerulus |
| lith | Word root | stone; calculus |
| nephr | Word root | kidney |
| pyel | Word root | renal pelvis |
| ren | Word root | kidney |
| ur | Word root | urine; urinary system |
| ureter | Word root | ureter |
| urethr | Word root | urethra |
| urin | Word root | urine |
Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.