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Ch. 09 The Urinary System Flashcards

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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-ectasis

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stretching, dilation, enlargement

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-graphy

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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

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abnormal condition

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-rrhagia

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bleeding

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stomy

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surgical creation of a new opening

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-tomy

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surgical incision

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-tripsy

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to crush

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-uria

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urination, urine

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a-, an-

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without, absence

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ARF

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acute renal failure

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AV fistula

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arteriovenous fistula

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bacteri /o

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bacteria

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BPH

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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cath

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catheterization

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CKD

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chronic kidney disease

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creatinine

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waste product of muscle metabolism

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cyst /o

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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cysto

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cystoscopy

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dia-

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through, between, apart, complete

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DRE

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digital rectal examination

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dys-

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difficult, painful

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ESRD

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end-stage renal disease

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ESWL

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extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

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GFR

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glomenular filtration rate

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glomerul /o

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glomerulus

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glycos /o

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sugar, glucose

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GU

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genitourinary

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HD

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hemodialysis

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hem /o, hemat /o

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blood

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homeostasis

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process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment

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hydr /o

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relating to water

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kidneys

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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

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kidneys, ureters, bladder (x-ray)

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lith /o

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stone, calculus

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nephr /o

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kidney

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noct /o

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night

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olig /o

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scanty, few

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PD

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peritoneal dialysis

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PKD

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polycystic kidney disease

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poly-

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many

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prostat /o

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prostate

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prostate

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gland of male reproductive system that surrounds the male urethra.

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protein /o

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protein

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py /o

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pus

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pyel /o

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renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

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ren /o

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kidney

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renal pelvis

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area at the center of the kidney where urine collects

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RRT

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renal replacement therapy

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TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate

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UA

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urinalysis

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ur /o

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urine, urinary tract

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urea

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major waste product of protein metabolism

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ureter /o

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ureter

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ureters

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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

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urethra

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urethra

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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

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hollow organ used for the storage of urine

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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

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