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Chapter 6: Urinary System Flashcards

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Cyt/o, Vesic/o

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Bladder, sac

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Meat/o

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Meatus (opening).

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Nephr/o, Ren/o

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Kidney

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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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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Albumin/o

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Albumin

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Azot/o

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Urea, nitrogen

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Blast/o

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Developing cell, germ cell.

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Glyc/o, glycos/o

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Sugar

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Lith/o

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Stone, calculus

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Noct/i

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Night

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Olig/o

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Scanty, few.

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Son/o

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Sound

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Tom/o

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Cut, section.

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Urin/o, ur/o

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Urine, urinary tract.

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-gram

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Record, radiographic image

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-iasis, -esis

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Condition

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-lysis

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Loosening, dissolution, separating.

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-ptosis

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Dropping, sagging, prolapse

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-rrhaphy

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Suturing, repairing

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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-uria

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Urine, urination.

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Azotemia

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Condition of urea in the blood

(a toxic condition resulting from disease of the kidney and which waste products are in the blood that are normally secreted by the kidney).

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of the bladder.

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Cystcele

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Protrusion of the bladder.

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Cystolith

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Stone in the bladder.

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Glomerulonephritis

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Inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.

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Hydronephrosis

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Abnormal condition of water in the kidney (distention of the renal pelvis with the urine because of an obstruction).

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Nephritis

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Inflammation of a kidney.

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Nephroblastoma

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Kidney tumor containing developing cells (malignant tumor) (also called Wilms tumor).

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Nephrohypertrophy

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Excessive development (increase in size) of the kidney.

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Nephrolithiasis

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Condition of stones in the kidney.

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Nephroma

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Tumor of the kidney.

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Nephromegaly

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Enlargement of a kidney.

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Nephroptosis

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Drooping kidney.

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Pyelitis

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Inflammation of the renal pelvis.

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Pyelonephritis

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Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney.

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Ureteritis

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Inflammation of a ureter.

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Ureterocele

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Protrusion of the ureter (distally into the bladder).

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Ureterolithiasis

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Condition of stones in the ureters.

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Ureterostenosis

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Narrowing of the ureter.

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Ureterocystitis

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Inflammation of the urethra and the bladder.

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Cystectomy

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Excision of the bladder.

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Cystolithotomy

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Incision of the bladder to remove a stone.

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Cystorrhaphy

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Suturing the bladder.

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Cystostomy

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Creating an artificial opening into the bladder.

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Cystotomy vasectomy

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Incision of the bladder.

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Lithotripsy

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Surgical crushing of a stone.

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Meatotomy

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Incision of the meatus (to enlarge it).

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Nephrectomy

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Excision of a kidney.

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Nephrolithotomy

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Incision of the kidney to remove the stone.

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Nephrolithotripsy

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Surgical crushing of the stone in the kidney.

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Nephrolysis

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Separating the kidney (from other body structures).

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Nephropexy

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Surgical fixation of the kidney.

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Nephrostomy

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Creation of an artificial opening into the kidney.

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Pyelolithotomy

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Incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone.

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Pyeloplasty

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Surgical repair of the renal pelvis.

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Ureterectomy

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Excision of the ureter.

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Ureterostomy

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Creating an artificial opening into the ureter.

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Urethroplasty

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Surgical repair of the urethra.

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Vesicourethral suspension

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Suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra

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Cystogram

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Radiographic image of the bladder.

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Intravenous urogram (IVU)

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Radiographic image of the urinary tract (with contrast medium injected intravenously).

Also called intravenous pyelogram.

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Nephrography

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Radiographic imaging of the kidney.

Also called renogram.

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Nephrosonography

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Process of recording the kidney using sound.

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Nephrotomogram

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Sectional radiographic image of the kidney.

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Renogram

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Graphic record of the kidney (a nuclear medicine test produced by radioactivity after injecting a radiopharmaceutical, or radioactive material, into the blood)

(also called renal scan or nephrogram).

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Retrograde urogram

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Radiographic image of the urinary tract (retrograde means to move in a direction opposite from normal; contrast medium is instilled through urethral catheters by a cystoscope).

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Voiding cytsourethrography (VCUG)

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Radiographic imaging of the bladder and urethra.

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Cystoscope

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Instrument used for visual examination of the bladder.

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Cystoscopy

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Visual examination of the bladder.

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Nephroscopy

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Visual examination of the kidney.

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Ureteroscopy

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Visual examination of the ureter

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Urethroscope

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Instrument used for visual examination of the urethra.

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Albuminuria

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Albumin in the urine.

Albumin is an important protein in the blood but when found in the blood it indicates a kidney problem.

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Anuria

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Absence of urine (failure of the kidney to produce urine).

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Diuresis

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Condition of urine passing through (increased amount of urine).

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Dysuria

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Difficult or painful urination.

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Glycosuria

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Sugar in the urine.

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Hematuria

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Blood in the urine.

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Meatal

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Pertaining to the meatus

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Nephrologist

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Physician who studies and treats diseases of the kidney.

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Nephrology

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Study of the kidney (a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the kidney).

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Nocturia

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Not urination.

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Oliguria

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Scanty urine (amount).

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Polyuria

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Much (excessive) urine.

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Pyuria

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Pus in the urine.

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Urinary

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Pertaining to urine.

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Urologist

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Physician who studies and treats diseases of the urinary tract.

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Urology

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Study of the urinary tract

(a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the male and female urinary systems in the male reproductive system).

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