Unit 6 Flashcards
1
Q
ren/o
A
kidney
2
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
3
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
4
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
5
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
6
Q
vesic/o
A
bladder
7
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
8
Q
urin/o
A
urine
9
Q
ur/o
A
urine
10
Q
-uria
A
urine
11
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin
12
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
13
Q
glycos/o
A
sugar
14
Q
lith/o
A
stones
15
Q
calculus
A
refers to stones
16
Q
calculi
A
refers to stones
17
Q
urea
A
waste product
18
Q
UA, ua
A
urinalysis
19
Q
KUB
A
kidneys, ureter, bladder
20
Q
IVP
A
intravenous pyelogram
21
Q
cath
A
catheter; catheterization
22
Q
ARF
A
acute renal failure
23
Q
CRF
A
chronic renal failure
24
Q
UTI
A
urinary tract infection
25
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
26
micturition, voiding
urination
27
incontinence, enuresis
involuntary urination
28
olig/o
scanty; few
29
cystolithotomy
surgical incision to remove a stone
30
noct/i
night
31
uremia
blood in the urine
32
-ptosis
drooping, sagging
33
-pexy
surgical fixation
34
-tripsy
surgical crushing
35
hemodialysis
blood through the liver
36
-lysis
breaking down
37
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of pee
38
sepsis
infection that spreads through the bloodstream
