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Medical Terminology > HTHS 1101 Unit 11 for Brainscape - Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbrev 2024 > Flashcards

HTHS 1101 Unit 11 for Brainscape - Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbrev 2024 Flashcards

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an–

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not

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anti–

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against (an action)

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dys–

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bad

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en–

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inside

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extra–

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outside, more, beyond

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hemi–

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half

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hyper–

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too much

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hypo–

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too little

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in–

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not

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intra–

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inside

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juxta–

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beside; close to

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oligo–

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several; a handful

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para–

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beside; near

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peri–

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around

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poly–

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many; too much

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re–

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again

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retro–

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backwards; behind

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trans–

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through

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ultra–

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beyond; extremely

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absorp

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taking up

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albumin

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protein found in egg white; major blood protein

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anastomosis

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the joining of two or more vessels

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azo/t
azo/to

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chemical group with two nitrogen atoms joined together

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calyx

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part of the kidney’s urine collection system

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capsule

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a membranous sac

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cele

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hernia

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contin

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holding together; holding back (as urine)

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convolute

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twisted together

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corpus

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body

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cortex

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outside of a two-layered organ

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cyan

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blue

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cyst
cyst/o

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bladder

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densa

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dense; tightly packed cells

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detrusor

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muscle that expels urine

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dialysis

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the process of separating (waste products out of blood)

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dips
dips/o

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drinking

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fascia

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connective tissue

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fulgur/a

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electrocautery

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glomer
glomer/ul
glomer/ul/o

A

filtering system of the nephron

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glucos

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sugar

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glycos

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sugar

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hem
hem/at
hem/at/o
hem/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

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ileo

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flank

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keto
keton

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chemical made in the liver when fats are broken down

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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lith
lith/o

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stone

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macula

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spot

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meatus
meat/o

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tube, such as the urethra

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medulla

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center of a two-layered organ

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micturi

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desire to urinate

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natr

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sodium

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nephr
nephr/o

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kidney

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noct

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night

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periton

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membrane surrounding the intestinal organs

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py
py/o

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pus

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pyel
pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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pyramid

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renal pyramid

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rectum

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end of the gastrointestinal tract

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ren

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kidney

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resect

A

cut away

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scler

A

hardening

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sono

A

sound waves

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spadon

A

fissure

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spasm

A

involuntary contraction

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stoma

A

anatomical mouth; opening

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toxin

A

substance which is damaging

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trigone

A

triangular region

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tripsy

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using sound waves to crush or break apart

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tube

A

tube

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tubule
tubul/o

A

small tube

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ur
ur/o

A

urine

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ureter
ureter/o

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tube between the kidney and bladder

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urethr
urethr/o

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tube between the bladder and the outside world

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urine

A

waste fluid created by the body

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vesic/o

A

bladder

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void

A

empty

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xanth

A

yellow

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–al

A

pertaining to

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–algia

A

pain

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–ar

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pertaining to

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–ary

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pertaining to

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–ation

A

word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–cele

A

hernia

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–cle

A

diminutive suffix

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–dynia

A

pain

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–eal

A

pertaining to

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–ectasia

A

dilated condition

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–ectasis

A

dilation

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–ectomy

A

cutting out of

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–emia

A

present in blood, indicating disease

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–ence

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word ending that turns an adjective into a noun

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–esis

A

process

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–etic

A

a drug causing a process

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–genic

A

giving rise to

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–gram

A

a record of a test or procedure

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–graphy

A

a test or procedure

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–ia

A

disease

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–iasis

A

presence of an abnormality

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–ic

A

pertaining to

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–in

A

chemical name ending

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–ing

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at the end of a verb, means “ongoing”

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–ion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–ism

A

belief; process word ending

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–itis

A

inflammation

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–lith

A

stone

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–logist

A

one who studies

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–logy

A

study of

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–lysis

A

breaking down; destroying

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–malacia

A

softening due to disease

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–megaly

A

enlargement due to disease

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–oma

A

tumor

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–on

A

unit of anatomical structure

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–or

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muscle that has that action

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–osis

A

process

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–pathy

A

disease process

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–pexy

A

surgical fixation

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–plasty

A

surgical revision

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–plegia

A

inability to move

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–poiesis

A

creation process

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–ptosis

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drooping

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–rrhaphy

A

suturing

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–rrhea

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abnormal flow

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–rrhexis

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rupture

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–scope

A

instrument for looking inside

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–scopy

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the process of looking inside

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–spasm

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involuntary contraction

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–stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing of an opening

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–stomy

A

creating an opening with surgery

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–tion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–tomy

A

cutting

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–trophy

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nourishment, growth

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–ule

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diminutive suffix

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–us

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anatomical structure ending

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ARF

A

acute renal failure

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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

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cath

A

catheter

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cysto

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cystoscopy

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ESWL

A

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

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HD

A

hemodialysis

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I&O

A

intake and output

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IVP

A

intravenous pyelography

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OAB

A

overactive bladder

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PKD

A

polycystic kidney disease

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RP

A

retrograde pyelogram

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SUI

A

stress urinary incontinence

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UA

A

urinalysis

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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

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VCUG

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voiding cystourethrogram

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VUR

A

vesicoureteral reflex

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