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Unit 6 (Urinary System) Flashcards

1
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nephr/o

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kidney(s) (removes waste from blood)

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2
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ren/o

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kidney(s) (removes waste from blood)

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3
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis (collects urine and passes to ureter)

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4
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ureter/o

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ureter (carries urine from kidneys to bladder)

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5
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cyst/o

A

bladder (hollow organ that holds urine)

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6
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vesic/o

A

bladder (hollow organ that holds urine)

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7
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urethr/o

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urethra (passes urine from bladder to outside of body)

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8
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urin/o

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urine (liquid waste produced by the kidneys)

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9
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ur/o

A

urine (liquid waste produced by the kidneys)

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10
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-uria

A

urine (liquid waste produced by the kidneys)

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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

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sugar (in glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

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13
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glycos/o

A

sugar (glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)

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14
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lith/o

A

stone(s) (form in the kidney and travel through the urinary system)

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15
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calculus

A

refers to stone(s)

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16
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calculi (pl)

A

refers to stone(s)

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17
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urea

A

waste product (physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders

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18
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UA

A

urinalysis

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19
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ua

A

urinalysis

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20
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KUB

A

kidneys

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21
Q

KUB

A

ureter

22
Q

KUB

A

bladder

23
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram (a special x-ray exam of the kidney, bladder, and ureters)

24
Q

-gram

A

record, image

25
Q

cath

A

catheter; catheterization (a flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine)

26
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ARF

A

acute renal failure (sudden kidney failure)

27
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CRF

A

chronic renal failure (loss of kidney function slowly over time)

28
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection (bacterial infection of bladder or urethra)

29
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BUN

A

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

30
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micturition, voiding

A

urination, excretion of urine from the body

31
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incontinence, enuresis

A

involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions

32
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olig/o

A

scanty; few; very little

33
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oliguria

A

very little urine produced or excreted

34
Q

cystolithotomy

A

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

35
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noct/i

A

night

36
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nocturia

A

excessive urination at night

37
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uremia

A

blood in the urine

38
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, floating

39
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nephroptosis

A

drooping, sagging, “floating” kidney

40
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

41
Q

nephropexy

A

surgical fixation of a floating kidney

42
Q

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

43
Q

nephrolithotripsy

A

surgical crushing of a stone in the kidney

44
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hemodialysis

A

filtering the blood to remove waste

45
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-lysis

A

breaking down; destruction

46
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-rraphy

A

stitching

47
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cystorraphy

A

stitching the bladder

48
Q

diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine

49
Q

sepsis

A

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

50
Q

septic

A

pertaining to sepsis

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