nephr/o

Medical Root
nephr/o

nephr/o means kidney (from the Greek).

What does nephr/o mean?

The root nephr/o means "kidney". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using nephr/o

WordMeaning
nephritisinflammation of the kidney
nephrologystudy of the kidneys

Related word parts

ren/o · ur/o

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