11- Word Parts and Abbreviations Flashcards
albumin/o
albumin is the most abundant protein in blood plasma
azot/o
nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
cyst/o
vesic/o
bladder
glomerul/o
glomerulus (cluster of capillaries that filter blood that is part of the nephron)
kal/i
potassium
ket/o
ketone bodies (excreted in blood when body uses fat for energy instead of glucose)
lith/o
stone
meat/o
opening
nephr/o
ren/o
kidney
noct/o
night
olig/o
scanty, few, decrease production
peritone/o
peritoneum-membrane lining that surrounds the abdominal cavity and organs
pyel/o
renal pelvis
py/o
pus
ur/o
urin/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
ARF
acute renal failure
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
cath
catheter
cysto
cysotscopy
ESWL
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
HD
hemodialysis
I&O
intake and output
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
OAB
overactive bladder
PKD
polycystic kidney disease
RP
retrograde pyelogram
SUI
stress urinary incontinence
UA
urinalysis
UTI
urinary tract infection
VCUG
voiding cystoeuethrogram
VUR
vesicoureteral reflux