Ch. 09 The Urinary System Flashcards
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-cele
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-ectasis
A
stretching, dilation, enlargement
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lithiasis
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presence of stones
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-lysis
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breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
9
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation
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-rrhagia
A
bleeding
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-rrhaphy
A
surgical suturing
12
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-scopy
A
visual examination
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-stomy
A
surgical creation of a new opening
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-tomy
A
surgical incision
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-tripsy
A
to crush
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-uria
A
urination, urine
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a-, an-
A
without, absence
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ARF
A
acute renal failure
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AV fistula
A
arteriovenous fistula
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bacteri /o
A
bacteria
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BPH
A
benign prostatic hyperplasia
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cath
A
catheterization
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CKD
A
chronic kidney disease
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creatinine
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waste product of muscle metabolism
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cyst /o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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cysto
cystoscopy
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dia-
through, between, apart, complete
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DRE
digital rectal examination
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dys-
difficult, painful
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ESRD
end-stage renal disease
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ESWL
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
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GFR
glomenular filtration rate
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glomerul /o
glomerulus
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glycos /o
sugar, glucose
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GU
genitourinary
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HD
hemodialysis
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hem /o, hemat /o
blood
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homeostasis
process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment
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hydr /o
relating to water
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kidneys
pair of bean-shaped organs,
located against the back muscles of the upper abdominal cavity,
filter metabolic wastes and chemicals from the flood to form urine
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KUB
kidneys, ureters, bladder (x-ray)
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lith /o
stone, calculus
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nephr /o
kidney
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noct /o
night
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olig /o
scanty, few
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PD
peritoneal dialysis
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PKD
polycystic kidney disease
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poly-
many
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prostat /o
prostate
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prostate
gland of male reproductive system that surrounds the male urethra.
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protein /o
protein
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py /o
pus
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pyel /o
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
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ren /o
kidney
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renal pelvis
area at the center of the kidney where urine collects
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RRT
renal replacement therapy
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TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
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UA
urinalysis
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ur /o
urine, urinary tract
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urea
major waste product of protein metabolism
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ureter /o
ureter
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ureters
pair of tubes on the right and left sides of the body that connects the kidney to the bladder
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urethr /o
urethra
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urethra
tube through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body; in the male, it also carries sperm out of the body
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urinary bladder
hollow organ used for the storage of urine
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UTI
urinary tract infection
