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Chapter 13 -- Urinary System Flashcards

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cyst/o

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bladder

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus (tiny filtration unit in the kidneys)

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-iasis

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suffix meaning “condition” or “state”

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lith/o

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stone

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nephr/o

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kidney

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ren/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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little or few

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poly-

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much; many

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py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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pelvis

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ur/o; urin/o

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urine

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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electrolyte

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electricity-conducting compound in solution

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glomerulus

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capillary network found inside each nephron

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kidney

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organ that excretes urine

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nephron

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tiny structure within the kidney in which urine production begins

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perirenal fat

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fatty tissue surrounding the renal capsule

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renal fascia

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protective outer covering of the kidney

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retroperitoneal

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space between the parietal peritoneum and the muscles and bones of the peritoneum

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sphincters

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circular muscle that surrounds a tube such as the urethra and constricts the tube when it contracts

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urea

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natural waste product of metabolism that is excreted in urine

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ureters

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two tubes that transfer urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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urethra
tube that conducts urine away from the bladder from expulsion
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uric acid
natural waste product of metabolism that is excreted in urine
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urinary bladder
temporary storage receptacle for urine
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urinate
passing of urine
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urine
water and soluble substances excreted by the kidneys
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void
to urinate
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albuminuria
presence of protein in urine
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anuria
absence of urine formation
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calculus
a kidney stone (in context of urinary system)
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cystalgia
pain in the a bladder; most often used to signify the urinary bladder
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cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
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cystocele
hernia of the bladder
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cystolith
bladder stone
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diuretic
drug that promotes the excretion of urine
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dysuria
difficult or painful urination
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enuresis
bedwetting
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glomerulonephritis
renal disease characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli (not from kidney infection)
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glycosuria
urinary excretion of carbohydrates
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hematuria
urinary excretion of blood
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incontinence
inability to control urine
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nephralgia
pain in the kidneys
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nephritis
inflammation of the kidney
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nephrolithiasis
the presence of a renal calculi
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nephromegaly
enlargement of one or both kidneys; renomegaly
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nephropathy
disease of the kidney
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nephroptosis
prolapse of the kidney
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nocturia
excessive urination at night
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oliguria
diminished urine production
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polyuria
excessive urine production
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pyelonephritis
inflammation of the renal or kidney pelvis due to local bacteria infection
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pyuria
pus in the urine
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renal calculus
a kidney stone
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renal failure
impairment of renal function, either acute or chronic, with retention of urea, creatinine, and other waste products
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renal hypoplasia
an underdeveloped kidney
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retention
the inability to empty the bladder
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uremia
an excess of urea in the blood
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azotemia
an excess of urea in the blood
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ureteritis
inflammation of a ureter
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urethralgia
pain in the urethra
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urethritis
inflammation of the urethra
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urethrostenosis
narrowing of the urethra
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urinary tract infection
microbial infection of any part of the urinary tract
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cystectomy
excision of the urinary bladder
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cystopexy
surgical fixation of the urinary bladder
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cystoscopy
visual inspection of the bladder by means of an instrument called a cystoscope
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dialysis
filtration to remove colloidal particles from a fluid; a method of artificial kidney function
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hemodialysis
removal of unwanted substances from the blood by passage through a semipermeable membrane
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lithotripsy
treatment in which a stone in the kidney, urethra or bladder is broken up into small particles
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nephrectomy
removal of a kidney
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nephrolithotomy
incision into the kidney to remove a calculus
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ureterplasty
surgical repair of a ureter
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ureterrrhaphy
suture of a ureter
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ureteroscope
instrument used to visually examine the ureter
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urinalysis
analysis of urine

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