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Unit 6 Flashcards

1
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nephr/o

A

kidney

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ren/o

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kidney

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kidney

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removes waste form the blood

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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renal pelvis

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collects urine and psses to ureter

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ureter/o

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ureter

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ureter

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carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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cyst/o

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bladder

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vesic/o

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bladder

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bladder

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hollow organ that holds urine

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urethr/o

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urethra

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12
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urethra

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passes urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

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urin/o, ur/o, -uria

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urine

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urine

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liquid waste produced by the kidneys

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15
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anuria

A

kidney failure

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albumin/o

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albumin; a type of protein

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glyc/o, glycos/o

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sugar

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18
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lith/o

A

stones

19
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kidney stones

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form in the kidney and travel through the urinary system, about the size of a gain of sand

20
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calculus, calculi (plural)

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terms that refers to stones

21
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urea

A

waste product found in urine

22
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UA, ua

A

urinalysis

23
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KUB

A

kidneys-ureter-bladder

24
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram; done to examine urinary system

25
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cath

A

catheter; catheterization

26
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catheter

A

flexibletube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

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ARF

A

acute renal failure; sudden kidney failure

28
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

29
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CRF

A

chronic renal failure

30
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

31
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micturition, voiding

A

urination

32
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incontinence, enuresis

A

involuntary urination

33
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olig/o

A

few; very little

34
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oliguria

A

very little urine produced

35
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noct/i

A

night

36
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nocturia

A

recessive urination at night

37
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urimia

A

blood in the urine

38
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nephroptosis

A

drooping kidney

39
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

40
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hemodialysis

A

filtering of blood

41
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-lysis

A

breaking down; destruction

42
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diuretic

A

ageent that increases the aount of urine

43
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sepsis

A

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

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