Null & Void Flashcards
1
Q
Urin/o or ur/o
A
urine
2
Q
Urino/o or ur/o
A
urinalysis
analysis of the urine as an aid in the diagnosis of disease
3
Q
ren/o or nephr/o
A
Kidney
4
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
5
Q
glomerul/o
A
renal glomerulus
6
Q
renal glomerulus
A
a small convoluted mass of capilaries, a network of vascular tufts, encased in the bowman’s capsule
7
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
the fibromuscular tube through which the urine passes from the kidney to the bladder
8
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
a membranous sac serving as a receptacle
9
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
the tubular passage through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus
10
Q
-uriea
A
pertaining to urine/ urine formataion
11
Q
oliguria
A
the production of abnormally small amounts of urine
