CalRegional Phlebotomy Practice Test

In medical terminology, inflammation of a body part is often shown with the suffix -itis attached to the organ’s name. For the bladder, the root cyst- denotes the bladder, so combining them gives cystitis, which means inflammation of the bladder. The other terms refer to different organs: hepatitis is inflammation of the liver, neuritis is inflammation of a nerve, and nephritis is inflammation of the kidney. Therefore, cystitis is the correct term for inflammation of the urinary bladder.