Med Term - Set 1 Flashcards
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Caus/o
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burning sensation 🗑
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Cephal/o
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head 🗑
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Concuss/o
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shaken together 🗑
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Contus/o
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bruise 🗑
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Electr/o
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electrical 🗑
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Encephal/o or Cerebr/o
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brain 🗑
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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
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fluid that cushions and nourishes the brain and spinal cord 🗑
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Hydr/o
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water 🗑
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Esthet/o
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feeling 🗑
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Klept/o
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to steal 🗑
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Mening/o
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meninges (brain covering) 🗑
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Myel/o
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spinal cord 🗑
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Neur/o
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nerve 🗑
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Myelin Sheath
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protective covering of the neuron 🗑
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Neurotransmitter
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a chemical substance that transmits messages between nerve cells 🗑
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Psych/o
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mind 🗑
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-algia
A
pain 🗑
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-cele
A
hernia 🗑
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-esthesia
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sensation/feeling 🗑
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-graphy
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process of recording an image 🗑
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-itis
A
inflammation 🗑
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-mania
A
madness 🗑
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-phobia
A
abnormal fear 🗑
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A or An-
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without 🗑
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Par-
abnormal 🗑
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Carotid Ultrasonography
process of using sound to take a 3D picture of the carotid arteries to determine blood flow and plaque build-up 🗑
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Echoencephalography
process of using sound to take a 2D picture of the brain structures 🗑
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Electroencephalography
process of recording electrical activity within the brain (through the use of electrodes on the scalp) 🗑
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Myelography
process of taking a picture of the spinal cord 🗑
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Anesthesia
the absence of sensation/feeling (especially pain) 🗑
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General Anesthesia
affects the brain and entire body 🗑
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Regional Anesthesia
affects the area around major nerves (larger 🗑
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Local Anesthesia
directly affects the surgical site 🗑
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Anesthetic
the medication used to induce anesthesia 🗑
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Epidural Anesthesia
regional anesthetic that is injected into the epidural space of the spine (Ex: child delivery) 🗑
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Anesthesiologist
physician who specializes in administering anesthetics before surgery 🗑
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Anesthetist
specialist (a RN; not a physician) in administering anesthetics 🗑
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Neurologist
physician who specializes in the diagnosing/treating diseases of the nervous system 🗑
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Neurosurgeon
physician who specializes in surgery of the nervous system 🗑
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Stroke
damage that occurs to the brain when blood flow is disrupted 🗑
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Hemorrhagic Stroke
a type of stroke that occurs from a bleed 🗑
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Ischemic Stroke
a type of stroke that occurs when the blood flow is blocked 🗑
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Concussion
the violent shaking up of the brain (that may result in a temporary loss of awareness and function) 🗑
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Cerebral Contusion
bruising of the brain tissue 🗑
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Cerebral Hematoma
a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain 🗑
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Syncope
fainting 🗑
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Lethargy
lowered level of consciousness (drowsiness/apathy/reduced activity) 🗑
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Coma
a deep state of unconsciousness with the absence of spontaneous eye movement/speech/response to pain 🗑
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Epilepsy
seizure disorder (sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain) 🗑
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Dementia
progressive decline in mental abilities (memory/thinking/judgment) 🗑
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Alzheimer’s Disease
progressive deterioration of the brain structures that affect thought/memory 🗑
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Parkinson’s Disease
progressive loss of control over muscle movements (tremors/bradykinesia/shuffling gait) 🗑
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
nerve cells deteriorate and cannot send impulses to the muscles which results in progressive muscle weakness and eventual paralysis (also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease) 🗑
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Bell’s Palsy
temporary paralysis of one of the 7th cranial nerves (affects one side of the face) 🗑
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
inflammation of the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves that can lead to temporary paralysis (autoimmune reaction to viral infection) 🗑
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Multiple Sclerosis
autoimmune disorder characterized by demyelination which disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses 🗑
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Sciatica
inflammation of the nerve that results in pain in the thigh/leg 🗑
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
lightning-like pain from inflammation of one of the 5th cranial nerves (affects one side of the face) 🗑
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Causalgia
burning pain (usually a result of injury to a sensory nerve) 🗑
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Hyperesthesia
condition of excessive sensation (sensitivity to touch/pain) 🗑
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Paresthesia
abnormal sensation (burning/prickling) 🗑
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Psychiatrist
physician who specializes in diagnosing/treating chemical dependency/emotional problems/mental illness 🗑
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Psychologist
specialist (not a physician) who evaluates and treats emotional problems 🗑
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Autism
spectrum of disorders in which an individual cannot develop normal social relationships 🗑
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Dyslexia
learning disability in which the brain cannot process symbols (reading disorder) 🗑
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Insomnia
prolonged or abnormal inability to sleep 🗑
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Narcolepsy
disorder with sudden/uncontrollable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day 🗑
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Acrophobia
abnormal fear of (being on) top (high places) 🗑
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Claustrophobia
abnormal fear of barriers (enclosed spaces) 🗑
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Panic Attack
intense emotional feelings (fear/terror) with physical symptoms 🗑
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
characterized by recurrent/unwanted obsessions and compulsions (impulses to act) 🗑
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
symptoms of anxiety/sleep disorders/difficulty concentrating/emotional disturbances that may develop after a traumatic event 🗑
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Anxiolytic
medication that relieves anxiety and reduces tension (also known as an antianxiety or tranquilizer) 🗑
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Kleptomania
madness to steal 🗑
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Pyromania
madness with (setting) fires 🗑
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Trichotillomania
madness related to hair (pulling) 🗑
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Factitious disorder
condition in which an individual acts as if he/she has a physical illness when he/she is not really sick. This may include self-inflicted symptoms 🗑
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Hypochondriasis
fear that one has a serious illness despite appropriate medical evaluation 🗑
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Delusion
a false personal belief 🗑
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Hallucination
sensory perception (sight/touch/sound/smell/taste) experienced without actual stimulation 🗑
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Schizophrenia
characterized by withdrawal from reality and disorganized thinking (with delusions and hallucinations) 🗑
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Antipsychotics
medication that works against the mind 🗑
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AD
Alzheimer's Diesease 🗑
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ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 🗑
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ADHA
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 🗑
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CP
Cerebral Palsy 🗑
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CSF
Cerebrospinal Fluid 🗑
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ECG
Electroencephalgraphy 🗑
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EPAN
Epidural anesthesia 🗑
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ICP
Intercranial Pressure 🗑
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LOC
Level of Consciousness 🗑
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MS
Multiple Sclerosis 🗑
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OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 🗑
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Cyst/o
bladder (Function: stores urine) 🗑
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Glomerul/o
glomeruli (Function: filtering unit of the kidneys) 🗑
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Hemat/o (Hem/o)
blood 🗑
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Lith/o
stone or calculus 🗑
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Nephr/o
kidney (Function: filter waste products from the blood and control blood volume) 🗑
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Olig/o
scanty 🗑
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Py/o
pus 🗑
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Pyel/o
renal pelvis (Function: collects urine that is filtered from the glomeruli) 🗑
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Ureter/o
ureter (Function: transports urine from the kidney to the bladder) 🗑
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Urethr/o
urethra (Function: transports urine from the bladder to be excreted out of the body) 🗑
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Ur/o or Urin/o
urine (Function: liquid waste product that contains urea) 🗑
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-cele
hernia or protrusion 🗑
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-ectasis
stretching 🗑
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-ectomy
surgical removal 🗑
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-emia
blood condition 🗑
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-gram
record /picture 🗑
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-graphy
process of recording/producing a picture/record 🗑
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-itis
inflammation 🗑
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-lysis
freeing/loosening 🗑
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-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening 🗑
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-otomy
surgical incision 🗑
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-pathy
disease 🗑
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-pexy
surgical fixation 🗑
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-plasty
surgical repair 🗑
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-ptosis
droop or prolapsed 🗑
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-rrhagia
excessive or sudden flow (bleeding) 🗑
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing 🗑
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-scopy
visual examination 🗑
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing 🗑
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-tripsy
to crush 🗑
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-uria
urination 🗑
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A- or An-
without/absence 🗑
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Dys-
bad/difficult/painful 🗑
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Hyper-
excessive 🗑
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Hypo-
below/deficient/decreased 🗑
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Poly-
many 🗑
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Nephrologist
specialist in diseases/disorders of the kidneys 🗑
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Urologist
specialist in diseases/disorders of the urinary system in females and the genitourinary system in males 🗑
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Cystoscopy
visual examination of the bladder 🗑
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Catheterization
the insertion of a tube into the bladder through the urethra to remove urine 🗑
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Intravenous Pyelogram
picture or record of the kidney(s) and ureter(s) using IV contrast 🗑
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Voiding Cystourethrography
process of recording or producing a picture/record of the flow of urine from the bladder to the urethra 🗑
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Diuresis
increased output of urination 🗑
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Enuresis
involuntary urination 🗑
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Incontinence
inability to control the excretion of urine/feces 🗑
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Urethropexy
surgical fixation of the urethra (to correct stress incontinence) 🗑
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Nocturia
nighttime urination 🗑
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Dysuria
difficult/bad/painful urination 🗑
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without urination
Anuria 🗑
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Oliguria
scanty urination 🗑
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Polyuria
many (frequent) urination 🗑
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Hematuria
blood in urine 🗑
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Pyuria
pus in urine 🗑
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Hyperproteinuria
urination of excessive protein 🗑
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Hypoproteinemia
blood condition of decreased/deficient protein 🗑
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Nephrolith
kidney stone 🗑
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Ureterolith
ureter stone 🗑
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Cystolith
bladder stone 🗑
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Lithotomy
surgical incision (into the bladder for the removal of a) stone 🗑
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Lithotripsy
to crush a stone (using external shockwaves) 🗑
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Nephropathy
any disease of the kidneys 🗑
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Nephrectasis
stretching of the kidney (distention) 🗑
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Nephritis
inflammation of the kidney 🗑
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Glomerulonephritis
inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney 🗑
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Nephroptosis
prolapsed of a kidney 🗑
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Nephropyosis
abnormal condition of kidney pus (suppuration) 🗑
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Kidney Failure
inability of the kidneys to function/filter; may be the result of other kidney diseases 🗑
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Dialysis
procedure to remove waste products from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function 🗑
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Hemodialysis
process by which waste products are directly filtered from blood 🗑
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Peritoneal Dialysis
process by which waste products are filtered out and drained from the peritoneal cavity 🗑
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Nephrolysis
freeing/loosening of a kidney (from adhesions) 🗑
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Nephropexy
surgical fixation of a (floating) kidney 🗑
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Nephrostomy
surgical creation of an opening from the kidney (to the exterior of the body) 🗑
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Pyeloplasty
surgical repair of the renal pelvis 🗑
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Pyelotomy
surgical incision into the renal pelvis (to correct a blockage) 🗑
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Ureterectasis
stretching (or distention) of a ureter 🗑
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Ureterorrhagia
excessive/sudden flow (bleeding) of the ureter 🗑
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Ureterectomy
surgical removal of a ureter 🗑
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Ureteroplasty
surgical repair of a ureter 🗑
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Ureterorrhaphy
surgical suturing of a ureter 🗑
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Cystis
inflammation of the bladder 🗑
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Cystocele
hernia/protrusion of the bladder (through the vaginal wall) 🗑
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Cystectomy
surgical removal of (all or part of) the bladder 🗑
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Cystopexy
surgical fixation of the bladder (to the abdominal wall) 🗑
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Cystorrhaphy
surgical suturing of the bladder 🗑
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Urethritis
inflammation of the urethra 🗑
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Urethrorrhagia
excessive/sudden flow (bleeding) of the urethra 🗑
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Urethrostenosis
abnormal narrowing of the urethra 🗑
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BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy 🗑
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cath
catherization 🗑
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CRF
chronic renal failure 🗑
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cysto
cystoscopy 🗑
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IVP
intravenous pyelogram 🗑
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PKD
polycystic kidney disease 🗑
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-algia
pain and suffering 🗑
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dys-
difficult, painful or bad 🗑
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-ectomy
surgical removal 🗑
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hyper-
over, above or increased 🗑
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hypo-
below, under or decreased 🗑
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-itis
inflammation 🗑
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-osis
a disease or abnormal condition 🗑
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-otomy
a surgical incision 🗑
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-plasty
surgical repair 🗑
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-rrhage/-rrhagia
sudden abnormal or excessive flow 🗑
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-rrhaphy
to suture or stitch 🗑
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-rrhea
flow or discharge 🗑
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-rrhexis
rupture 🗑
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening 🗑
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appendic/o
appendix 🗑
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arteri/o
artery 🗑
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arthr/o
joint 🗑
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ather/o
plaque or fatty substance 🗑
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gastr/o
stomach 🗑
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col/o
colon 🗑
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-graphy
process of recording a picture 🗑
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-malacia
abnormal softening 🗑
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-megaly
large or enlargement 🗑
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myc/o
fungus 🗑
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myel/o
spinal cord or bone marrow 🗑
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my/o
muscle 🗑
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-necrosis
tissue death 🗑
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neur/o
nerve 🗑
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-ologist
specialist 🗑
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-ology
study of 🗑
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-pathy
disease 🗑
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peri-
surrounding 🗑
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pre-
before 🗑
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post-
after 🗑
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py/o
pus 🗑
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing 🗑
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angi/o
blood vessel 🗑
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cardi/o
heart 🗑
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erythr/o
red 🗑
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cyan/o
blue 🗑
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leuk/o
white 🗑
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melan/o
black 🗑
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poli/o
gray 🗑
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hepat/o
liver 🗑
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pyr/o
heat, fever, fire 🗑
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-dynia
pain, suffering 🗑
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid 🗑
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-gram
picture or record
