Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Med Term > Unit 6 > Flashcards

Unit 6 Flashcards

1
Q

nephr/o or ren/o

A

kidneys- remove waste from the blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

renal pelvis-collects the urine

A

pyel/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter- tube like structre that connects kidney to bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

cyst/o or vesic/o

A

bladder- hollow organ that holds bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra- passes urine from bladder to outside the body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

urin/o ur/o or uria

A

liquid waste produced by the kidney

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

albumin/o

A

albumin-type of protein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

glyc/o glycos/o

A

glucose; in urine sign of diabetes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

lith/o

A

stones- form in the kidney and travel through the urinary system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

terms that refer to stones

A

calculus, calculi (pl)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

waste product

A

urea, physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

UA

A

urinalyisis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

KUB

A

kidneys- ureter- bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram special xray of the urinary tract system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

cath

A

catheter, process of inserting a catheterization, flexible tube inside the bladder to drain urine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

ARF

A

acute renal failure, sudden kidney failure

17
Q

CRF

A

chronic renal failure- over long period of time

18
Q

UTI

A

urinary tract infection- bacterial infection of the bladder

19
Q

BUN

A

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

20
Q

micturition, voiding

A

urination, excretion of urine from the body

21
Q

incontinence, enuresis

A

involuntary urination, inability to ocntrol excretory functions

22
Q

olig/o

A

scanty, very little, few

23
Q

noct/i

A

night

24
Q

uremia

A

blood in urine

25
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, floating

26
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

27
Q

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

28
Q

hemodialysis

A

hem/o=blood, dia=through lysis= breaking down

29
Q

lysis

A

breaking down

30
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suturing

31
Q

diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine

32
Q

sepsis

A

infection that runs through the bloodstream

33
Q

septic

A

pertaining to the septic

Med Term (13 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions