Lesson 7 Flashcards
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Glycos/o
Sugar, glucose
Lith/o
Stone or calculus
Nephr/o & Ren/o
Kidney
Olig/o
Scanty, few
Prostat/o
Prostate
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Ur/o
Urine
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
dia-
Complete, through
-lithiasis
Presence of stones
-lysis
Separation
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-stomy
Surgical creation of a new opening
-tomy
Surgical incision
-tripsy
To crush
-uria
Urination, urine
ARF
Acute renal failure
AV fistula
Arteriovenous fistula
BPH
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Cath
Catheter, catheterization
CKD
Chronic kidney disease
Cysto
Cystoscopy
DRE
Digital rectal exam
ESRD
End-stage renal disease
ESWL
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
GFR
Glomerular filtration rate
GU
Genitourinary
HD
Hemodialysis
KUB
Kidneys, ureters, bladder (x-ray)
PD
Peritoneal dialysis
RRT
Renal replacement therapy