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Abbbreviations the urinary system Flashcards

1
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ren/o

A

kidney-removes waste from blood

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2
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nephr/p

A

kidney-removes waste from blood

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3
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis-collects urine and passes water

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4
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ureter/o

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ureter-carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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5
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Cyst/o

A

Bladder-holds urine

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6
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Vesic/o

A

bladder-holds urine

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7
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urethr/o

A

urethra-passes urine from bladder to outside body

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8
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urin/o

A

urine

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9
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Ur/o

A

urine

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10
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-Uria

A

urine

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11
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albumin/o

A

albumin

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12
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Glyc/o

A

sugar

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13
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Glycos/o

A

sugar

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14
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lith/o

A

stones

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15
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calculus

A

refer to stones

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16
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calculi (pl)

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refer to stones

17
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urea

A

waste product

18
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UA

A

urinalysis

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KUB

A

Kidneys, Ureter, Bladder

20
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IVP

A

Intravenous pyelogram- special x-ray of the kidney, bladder, and ureter

21
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Cath

A

Catheter-flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

22
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ARF

A

acute(sudden) renal failure —sudden kidney failure

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CRF

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Chronic Renal Failure—loss of kidney function slowly over time

24
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UTI

A

Urinary tract infection-bacterial infection of bladder/urethra

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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen-test on how well the kidneys are functioning

26
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Micturition, voiding

A

Urination

27
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incontinence, enuresis

A

involuntary urination

28
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Olig/o

A

scanty;few, very little

29
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cystolithotomy

A

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

30
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Noct/i

A

night

31
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uremia

A

blood in the urine

32
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-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, floating

33
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

34
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

35
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hemodialysis

A

filtering blood to remove waste
hem/o=blood
dia=through
-lysis=breaking down;destruction

36
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-rrhaphy

A

stiches

37
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diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine we produce

38
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sepsis

A

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

39
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septic

A

pertaining to sepsis

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