Chapter 7: Urinary System Flashcards
1
Q
Abbreviation: BUN
A
Blood Urea Nitrogen
2
Q
Abbreviation: CRF
A
Chronic Renal Failure
3
Q
Abbreviation: UA
A
Urinalysis
4
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
5
Q
-tripsy
A
Crushing
6
Q
Ur/o
A
Urine (urea)
7
Q
Urin/o
A
Urine
8
Q
-uria
A
Urination; urine condition
9
Q
Diuretic
A
Drug or chemical that induce increased excretion of urine (diuresis)
10
Q
Uremia
A
Abnormally high levels of waste products in the blood
11
Q
Dysuria
A
Difficult/painful urination
12
Q
Anuria
A
Cannot/no urination
13
Q
Hematuria
A
Blood in urine
14
Q
Glycosuria
A
Sugar in urine
15
Q
Polyuria
A
Excessive urination
16
Q
Albumin/o
A
Albumin (a protein in the blood)
17
Q
Azot/o
A
Nitrogen
18
Q
Bacteri/o
A
Bacteria
19
Q
Dips/o
A
Thirst
20
Q
Kal/o
A
Potassium
21
Q
Lith/o
A
Stone
22
Q
Noct/o
A
Night
23
Q
Olig/o
A
Scanty
24
Q
Perivesicle
A
Surrounding the urinary bladder
25
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
26
Ren/o
Kidney
27
Trigon/o
Trigone (region of the bladder)
28
Ureter/o
Ureter
29
Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
30
Trigonitis
Inflammation of the trigone
31
Ureteroplasty
Surgical repair of the ureter
32
Nephr/o
Kidney
33
Nephropathy
Disease of the kidney
34
Nephroptosis
Dropping of a kidney
35
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
36
Cystitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
37
Cystectomy
Surgical removal of the urinary bladder
38
Cystostomy
Incision of the urinary bladder
