Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Flashcards
Nephro/o
Ren/o
Kidney
-uria
Urine
-pexy
Fixation
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-lysis
Separation, destruction, loosening
-tripsy
Crushing
-ptosis
Prolapse, downward displacement
-emia
Blood condition
Ren/al
Pertaining to kidneys
Glomerul/o/nephr/itis
Inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidneys
Hyper/tension
High blood pressure
Chronic loss of protein in the urine
Protein/uria
Drug prescribed to stimulate flow of urine
Diuretic
Supra-
Above
Excessive
Nephr/o/lith/iasis
Abnormal condition of kidney stone
Nephr/o/rrhaphy
Suture of kidney
Nephr/o/lith/o/tomy
Incision to remove kidney stone
Nephr/o/ptosis
Prolapsed kidney
Nephr/o/pexy
Fixation of kidney
Cancerous tumor
Malignant
Hemat/uria
Blood in urine
Poly/uria
Excessive urination
Noct/uria
Urination at night
In/continence
Uncontrolled loss of urine
Cath
Catheter
CRF
Chronic renal failure
ESRD
End stage renal disease
HD
Hemodialysis
Increased formation and secretion of urine
Diuresis
Process of removing excess fluids from the blood
Hemodialysis
Filtering process used to clean blood
Dialysis
Block reabsorption of sodium by the kidneys
Diuretics