Chapter 7: Urinary System Flashcards
cali/o
calic/o
calyx (calix)
cyst/o
urinary bladder
glomerul/o
glomerulus
meat/o
meatus
nephr/o
ren/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
trigon/o
trigone
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
vesic/o
urinary bladder
albumin/o
albumin
azot/o
nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
dips/o
thirst
kal/i
potassium
ket/o
keton/o
ketone bodies
lith/o
stone
natr/o
sodium
noct/o
night
olig/o
scanty
py/o
pus
-tripsy
crushing
ur/o
urin/o
urine
-uria
urination; urine condition
CRF
chronic renal failure
C&S
culture and sensitivity- to determine antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patient’s urine specimen
KUB
kidney, ureters, bladder
UA
urinanalysis
UTI
urinary tract infection
diabetes mellitus (DM)
insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects
dialysis
process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood