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1
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nephr/o

ren/o

A

Kidneys; removes waste from blood.

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2
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis; collects urine and passes to ureter

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3
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ureter/o

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ureter; carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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4
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cyst/o

vesic/o

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bladder; hollow organ that holds urine

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5
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urethr/o

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urethra; passes urine from bladder to outside the body

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6
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urin/o

ur/o

-uria

A

urine; liquid waste produced by the kidneys

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7
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albumin/o

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albumin; type of protein

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glyc/o

glycos/o

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sugar; glucose; in urine sign of diabetes

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9
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lith/o

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stones; form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

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calculus,

calculi (pl)

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terms that refer to stone(s)

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11
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urea

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waste product; physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders

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12
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UA, ua

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Urinalysis; analysing the urine

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13
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KUB

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kidneys, ureter, bladder

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14
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IVP

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intravenous pyelogram, a special x-ray exam of the bladder, kidneys, and ureters

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15
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-gram

A

record. image

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16
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cath

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catherter; catherterization, flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

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17
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ARF

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acute renal failure; sudden kidney failure

18
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CRF

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chronic renal failure; loss of kidney function slowly over time

19
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UTI

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urinary tract infection; bacterial infection of bladder or urethra

20
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen; test done to see how well kidneys are working

21
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micturition, voiding

A

urination, excretion of urine from the body

22
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incontinence, enuresis

A

involutary urination, inability to control excretory functions

23
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olig/o

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scanty, few, very little

24
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oliguria

A

producing very little urine

25
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cystolithomy

A

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

26
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noct/i

27
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nocturia

A

excessive urination at night

28
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uremia

A

blood in the urine

29
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-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, collapse, floating

30
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nephroptosis

A

drooping, sagging, “floating” kidney

31
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

32
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nephropexy

A

surgical fixation of a floating kidney

33
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

34
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nephrolithotripsy

A

surgical crushing of a stone in the kidney

35
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hemodialysis

A

filtering the blood to get rid of waste

36
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lysis

A

breaking down; destruction

37
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-rraphy

A

suturing, stitiching

38
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cystorraphy

A

stitching the bladder

39
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diuretic

A

agent that increases the mount of urine

40
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sepsis

A

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

41
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septic

A

pertaining to sepsis

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