English Explanatory Dictionary

uro-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. urine; relating to urine and the urinary system.
prefix
  1. Tail.
  2. urochord (organ) or the Urochordata; having a tail.

Pronunciation

/ˈjʊəɹə(ʊ)-/ /jʊəˈɹɒ-/ /ˌjʊəɹə(ʊ)-/

Word forms

uro-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. English uro- From Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron).

Derived words

uroammoniac uroanthelone urobilin urobilinaemia urobilinemia urobilinogen urobilinogenuria urobilinuria urocanase urocanate urocanate hydratase urocanic acid urocanicase urocele urochloralic acid urochrome urochromogen urocrisis urocyanin urocyanogen urocyanosis urocyst urocystic urocystitis urodynia uroedema uroenterone uroepithelial uroerythrin uroflavin uroflowmetry urofollitropin urofuscohematin urogastric urogastrone urogenital urogenital apparatus urogenital canal urogenital cleft urogenital diaphragm urogenous uroglaucin urogonadotropin urograffin urogram urographic urography urogravimeter urogynecologist urogynecology urohaematin urohematin urohematoporphyrin uroheparin urohypertensin urokinase urolagnia urolith urolithiasis urolithic
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