This document discusses medical terminology suffixes -uria and -emia. -Uria indicates a condition related to urine, such as glycosuria (glucose in urine) and hematuria (blood in urine), which can be caused by factors like high blood sugar levels, UTIs, exercise or kidney diseases. -Emia refers to a blood condition, for example sickle cell anemia where red blood cells are sickle shaped, or hypocalcemia which is low blood calcium and is caused by issues with parathyroid hormone, aging or malnutrition.

1. Medical Terminology
Suffixes: -uria & -emia
By: Arielle Ramirez

2. -uria
• Suffix
• Definition: urine condition
• Examples:
• Glycosuria
• Hematuria

3. 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

4. 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

5. -emia
• Suffix
• Definition: blood condition
• Examples:
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Hypocalcemia

6. 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

7. 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