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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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home/o

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unchanging

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urin/o

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urine or pertaining to the urinary organs

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ur/o

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urine or pertaninig to the urinary organs

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ren/o

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kidney

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nephr/o

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kidney

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cortic/o

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outer region

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medull/o

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middle or inner portion

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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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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meat/o

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opening

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-poiesis

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formation

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cystocentesis

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surgical puncture of the urinary bladder.

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cystography

A

radiographic study of the urinary bladder after contrast material has been placed in the urinary bladder via a urethral catheter

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cystogram

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radiographic film of the urinary bladder after contrast material has been placed in the urinary bladder via a urethral catheter

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retrograde

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means going backward and can be used to describe the path that contracts material takes

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cystoscopy

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visual examination of the urinary bladder using fiberoptic instrument

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cystoscope

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is the fiberoptic instrument used to access the interior of the urinary bladder

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Intravenous pyelogram

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radiographic study of the kidney and ureter in which a dye is injected into a vein to define structures more clearly

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pneumocystography

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radiographic study of the urinary bladder after air has been placed in the bladder via a urethral catheter

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radiography

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imaging of internal structures that is created by exposing specialized film to x-rays

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Scout film

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a plain x-ray made without the use of contrast material

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urinalysis

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examination of urine components

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anuria

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complete suppression of urine production

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dysuria

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difficult or painful urination

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glycosuria

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glucose in urine

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hematuria

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blood in urine

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ketonuria

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presence of ketones in the urine

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oliguria

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scanty or little urine

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pollakiuria

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frequent urination

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polyuria

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excessive urination

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proteinuria

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presence of proteins in urine

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pyuria

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puss in urine

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stranguria

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slow or painful urination

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urinary catheterization

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insertion of a tube through the urethra into the urinary bladder

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catheter

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a hollow tube that is inserted into a body cavity to inject or remove fluid

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azotemia

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presence of urea or other nitrogenous elements in the blood

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azot/o

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urea or nitogen

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calculus

A

abnormal mineral deposit

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lith/o

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stone or calculus

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-lith

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stone or calculus

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43
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cystalgia

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urinary bladder pain

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cystodynia

A

urinary bladder pain

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cystitis

A

inflammation of the bladder

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cystocele

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displacement of the urinary bladder through vaginal wall

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feline lower urinary tract disease

A

common disease of cats in which cystitis, urethritis and crysralluria are found

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glomerulonephritis

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inflammation of the kidney involving the glomeruli

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hydronephrosis

A

dilation of the renal pelvis as a result of an obstruction to urine flow

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hydroureter

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distention of the ureters with urine caused by any blockage

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51
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inappropriate urination

A

eliminating urine at the wrong time or in the wrong place

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incontinence

A

inability to control excretory functions

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-lithiasis

A

presence of stones or calculi

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nephrectasis

A

distention of the kidneys

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distention

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enlargement

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-ectasis

A

distention or stretching

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nephritis

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inflammation of the kidneys

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nephrolith

A

kidney stones or renal calculus

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nephromalacia

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abnormal softening of the kidney

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nephrosis

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abnormal condition of the kidney

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prerenal

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before the kidney, receptively

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postrenal

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after the kidney, receptively

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prolapse

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downward displacement of a body organ

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-ptosis

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drooping or dropping down

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nephroptosis

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prolapsed kidney

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pyelitis

A

inflammation of the renal pelvis

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pyelonephritis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney

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renal failure

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inability of the kidneys to function

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acute

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occurring suddenly or over a short period of time

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chronic

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having a longer onset

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nephrotoxin

A

poison having destructive effects on the kidney

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polydipsia

A

excessive thirst or drinking

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diuresis

A

the elevated excretion of urine

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diuretics

A

drugs that increase urine production

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uremia

A

waste products in the blood

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ureterectasis

A

distention of the ureter

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ureterotith

A

stone in the ureter

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urethritis

A

inflammation of the urethra

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urethrolithiasis

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disorder characterized by the presence of urethral stone

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urethrostenosis

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stricture of the urethra

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stricture

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an abnormal band of tissue narrowing a passage

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urinary retention

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inability to completely empty the urinary bladder

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urinary tract infection

A

invasion of microorganisms in the urinary system

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urolith

A

urinary bladder stone

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cystectomy

A

surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder

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cystopexy

A

surgical fixation of the urinary bladder to the abdominal wall

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cystoplasty

A

surgical repair of the urinary bladder

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cystostomy

A

surgical creation of a new opening of a new opening between the skin and urinary blader

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cystotomy

A

surgical incision into the urinary bladder

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dialysis

A

procedure to remove blood wast products when the kidneys are no longer functioning

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peritoneal dialysis

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the removal of blood waste products by fluids exchange through the peritoneal cavity

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hemodialysis

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the removal of blood waste products by filtering blood through a machine

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lithotripsy

A

destruction of stones using ultrasonic waves traveling through water

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-tripsy

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nephrectomy

A

surgical removal of a kidney

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nephroxpexy

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surgical fixaton of a kidney to the abdominal wall

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nephroplasty

A

surgical repair of the kidney

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nephrostomy

A

surgical creation of a new opening between the skin and kidney

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ureterectomy

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surgical removal of the kidney

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ureteroplasty

A

surgical repair of the urethra

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ureterotomy

A

surgical incision into the ureter

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urethroplasty

A

surgical repair of the urethra

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urethrostomy

A

surgical creation of a permanent opening between the urethra and the skin

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perineal urethrostomy

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the surgical creation of a permanent opening between the urethra and the skin between the anus and scrotum

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urethrotomy

A

surgical incision into the urethra

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ARF

A

acute renal failure

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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

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CRF

A

chronic renal failure

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FLUTD

A

feline lower urinary tract disease

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FUS

A

feline urologic syndrome

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PU

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SG

A

specific gravity

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UA

A

urinalysis

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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

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ectopic ureters

A

disorder in which one or both of the ureters is attached somewhere else on the bladder than it should be. congenital

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-stomy

A

creation of surgical opening

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal or incision

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ectopic

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outside the usual place

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-poiesis

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formation or production

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-poietic

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capable of production or formation

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-poietin

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substance capable of formation or production

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erythrocytes

A

red blood cells

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anemia

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lack of red blood cells in the body

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-uria

A

urine condition

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-emia

A

blood condition

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py/o

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-osis

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condition without inflammation

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-ectasis

A

stretching

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-ectasia

A

stretching

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-stenosis

131
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keton/o

Medical Terms Vet Tech (4 decks)

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