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Med Terms Unit 6- Urinary system Flashcards

1
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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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urethr/o

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urethra

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3
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kidneys

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remove waste from the blood

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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5
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renal pelvis

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collects urine and passes to ureter

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ureter/o

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ureter

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7
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ureter

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carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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8
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cyst/o, vesic/o

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bladder

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9
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bladder

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hollow organ that holds urine

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10
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urethra

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passes urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

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unin/o, ur/o, -uria

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urine

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12
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urine

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liquid waste produced by the kidneys

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13
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albumin/o

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albumin

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14
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albumin

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type of protein

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15
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glyc/o, glycos/o

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sugar, glucose

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16
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glucose in urine

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is a sign of diabetes

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17
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lith/o

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stone

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18
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kidney stone

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form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

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19
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calculus, calculi (pl)

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terms that refer to stone(s)

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urea

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waste product

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21
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UA, ua

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urinalysis

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22
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KUB

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kidneys, ureter, bladder

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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram

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intravenous pyelogram

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a special x-ray exam of the kidney, bladder and uterus

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cath

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catheter; catheterization

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catheter

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a flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

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ARF

A

acute renal failure

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acute renal failure

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sudden kidney failure

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CRF

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chronic renal failure

30
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chronic renal failure

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loss of kidney function slowly over time

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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

32
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urinary tract infection

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bacterial infection of bladder or urethra

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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

34
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blood urea nitrogen

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test done to see how well kidneys are working

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micturition, voiding

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urination, excretion of urine from the body

36
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incontinence, enuresis

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involuntary urination

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olig/o

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scanty; few; very little

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oliguria

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very little urine produced or excreted

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nocturia

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excessive urination at night

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uremia

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blood in the urine

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, floating,

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nephroptosis

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drooping, sagging, floating kidney

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

44
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nephropexy

A

surgical fixation of floating kidney

45
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

46
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nephrolithotripsy

A

surgical crushing of a stone in a kidney

47
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hemodialysis

A

filtering blood through a machine then putting it back in the body

48
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-lysis

A

breaking down, destruction

49
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-rraphy

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suturing, stitching

50
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cystorraphy

A

suturing of the bladder

51
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diuretic

A

agent or substance that increases the amount of urine

52
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sepsis

A

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

53
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septic

A

pertaining to sepsis

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