nephro
nephro — 字首
1. used at the beginning of some medical words for things linked to the kidneys.
腎臟的
字首，表示與腎臟有關
used at the beginning of some medical words for things linked to the kidneys.
Liam saw a nephrologist after repeated pain near his left kidney.
Liam 因左腎附近反覆疼痛去看了腎臟科醫師。
nephro- in nephrologist: kidney specialist
The nephrology ward was full after the heatwave strained many patients.
熱浪過後，許多病人的腎臟出問題，腎臟科病房都滿了。
nephro- in nephrology: kidney medicine
Doctors replaced the nephrotoxic medicine when Nadia's kidney tests worsened.
Nadia 的腎功能檢查變差後，醫師換掉了那種傷腎的藥。
At school, Hari explained his nephrology project on children who need dialysis.
在學校裡，Hari 解說了自己關於需洗腎兒童的腎臟科專題。
文法句型
nephro- + -logy
nephro- + -logist
nephro- + -toxic
用法筆記
This prefix appears mainly in specialist medical vocabulary such as nephrology and nephrologist. In ordinary English, speakers usually say kidney or use renal instead of a nephro- form.
常見錯誤
nephro — 構詞成分
1. a word part meaning 'kidney', especially in scientific terms for kidney disease,
腎；腎臟
構詞成分，表示腎臟本身
a word part meaning 'kidney', especially in scientific terms for kidney disease, surgery, or body structure.
The surgeon recommended a nephrectomy when the damaged kidney stopped working.
那顆受損的腎臟停止運作後，外科醫師建議做腎切除術。
nephro- + ectomy: kidney removal surgery
Christopher learned that nephrolithiasis simply means kidney stones in medical records.
Christopher 後來知道，nephrolithiasis 在病歷裡其實就是指腎結石。
nephro- + lithiasis: kidney stone condition
A scan confirmed nephrocalcinosis after calcium built up inside both kidneys.
鈣質在兩側腎臟內堆積後，掃描確認是腎鈣質沉著症。
The team discussed nephropexy for a kidney that kept slipping downward.
醫療團隊討論了腎固定術，因為那顆腎臟一直往下滑。
文法句型
nephro- + -ectomy
nephro- + -lithiasis
nephro- + -calcinosis
用法筆記
This combining form is mostly seen inside technical medical terms rather than everyday speech. It names the kidney itself in compound words, while the prefix sense focuses more broadly on things connected with the kidneys.