Medical Terminology

Suffixes: -uria & -emia

By: Arielle Ramirez

-uria

• Suffix• Definition: urine condition • Examples:

• Glycosuria• Hematuria

Glycosuria

• Definition: presence of glucose in the urine• Treatment: less intake of sugars • Causes:

• There is too much glucose in the blood and the high level surpasses the renal threshold. Therefore, the renal tubules are unable to reabsorb all the glucose during reabsorption resulting with presence of glucose in the urine

Hematuria

• Definition: presence of blood in the urine • Treatment: antibiotics to treat the underlying cause• Causes:

• Strenuous exercise • Kidney stones • Urinary tract infections • Kidney or blood diseases

-emia

• Suffix• Definition: blood condition• Examples:

• Sickle Cell Anemia• Hypocalcemia

Sickle Cell Anemia

• Definition: erythrocyte have a sickle, curved shape, can lead to hemolytic anemia

• Treatment: medications, blood transfusion, bone marrow transplant

• Causes:• Congenital, genetics

Hypocalcemia

• Definition: condition of having low calcium in the blood, may cause tetany

• Treatment: increase intake of calcium and vitamin D supplements

• Causes:• Associated with hyposecretion of

parathyroid hormone

• Natural aging

• Malnutrition