unit 6 Flashcards
1
Q
Neprh/o, ren/o
A
kidneys(remove waste from blood)
2
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis(collects and passes urine- part of kidney)
3
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter(carries urine from kidney to bladder)
4
Q
cyst/o, vesic/o
A
bladder
5
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra(urine goes from bladder out)
6
Q
urin/o, ur/o, -uria
A
urine(waste from kidney)
7
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin(type of protein)
8
Q
glyc/o, glycos/o
A
sugar
9
Q
lith/o
A
stones
10
Q
calculus, calcull
A
term that refers to stones
11
Q
urea
A
waste product
12
Q
UA
A
urinalysis
13
Q
KUB
A
kidney, Ureter, Bladder
14
Q
IVP
A
intravenous pyelogram
15
Q
Cath
A
Catheter
16
Q
ARF
A
acute renal failure
17
Q
CRF
A
chronic renal failure
18
Q
UTI
A
urinary tract infection
19
Q
BUN
A
blood urea nitrogen
20
Q
micturition, voiding
A
urination
21
Q
incontinence, enuresis
A
involuntary urination
22
Q
olig/o
A
producing little urine
23
Q
cystolithotomy
A
surgical incision of removal of stone
24
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noct/i
A
excessive urination
25
uremia
blood in the urine
26
-ptosis
dropping, sagging, floating
27
-tripsy
surgical crushing
28
hemodialysis
breaking down
29
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
30
sepsis
infection that spreads through blood stream
31
septic
pertaining to sepsis
