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Unit 6- Abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

nephr/o

A

kidneys (removes waste from blood)

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2
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ren/o

A

kidneys (removes waste from blood)

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3
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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis (collects urine)

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4
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ureter/o

A

ureter (carries urine from kidneys to bladder)

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5
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cyst/o

A

bladder

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6
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vesic/o

A

bladder

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7
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urethr/o

A

urethra (passes urine from bladder to outside of body)

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8
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urin/o

A

urine

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9
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ur/o

A

urine

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10
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-uria

A

urine

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11
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albumin/o

A

albumin (type of protein

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12
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glyc/o

A

sugar

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13
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glycos/o

A

sugar

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14
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lith/o

A

stones (form in the kidney and travel through urinary system)

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15
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calculus

A

refers to stone

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16
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calculi (pH)

A

refers to stone

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17
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urea

A

waste product

18
Q

UA or ua

A

urinary analysis

19
Q

KUB

A

kidneys-ureter- bladder

20
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram (x-rays done of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder)

21
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cath

22
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ARF

A

acute renal failure (sudden kidney failure)

23
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CRF

A

Chronic renal failure (kidney failure slowly after time)

24
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

25
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BUN

A

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

26
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micturition, voiding

A

urination, excretion of urine

27
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incontinence, enuresis

A

involuntary urination

28
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olgi/o

A

scanty, very little, few

29
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noct/i

30
Q

uremia

A

blood in the urine

31
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-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, floating

32
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation/attachment

33
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

34
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hemodialysis

A

a machine that filters blood

35
Q

-lysis

A

breaking down ,destruction

36
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suturing, stitching

37
Q

diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine

38
Q

sepsis

A

infection that spreads through bloodstream

39
Q

incontinence, enuresis

A

involuntary urination

40
Q

albumin/o

A

albumin (protein)

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