Unit 6- Urinary system Flashcards by miranda smith | Brainscape

Q

nephr/o

ren/o

A

Kidneys

Removes waste from blood

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pyel/o

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Renal Pelvis

Collects urine and passes to ureter

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Ureter/o

A

Ureter

Carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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cyst/o

vesic/o

A

Bladder

hollow organ that holds urine

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urethr/o

A

Urethra

passes urine from bladder to outside the body

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Q

urin/o

ur/o

-uria

A

urine

liquid waste produced by the kidneys

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Q

albumin/o

A

Albumin

type of protein

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Q

glyc/o

glycos/o

A

Sugar

glucose; in urine sign of diabetes

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Q

lith/o

A

Stone(s)

form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

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Q

calculus

calculi (pl)

A

terms that refer to stone(s)

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Q

urea

A

waste product

physicians sue to diagnose kidney disorders

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Q

UA

ua

A

Urinalysis

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KUB

A

Kidneys

Ureter

Bladder

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Q

IVP

A

Intravenous pyelogram

-gram- record, image

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cath

A

catheter; catheterization

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Q

ARF

A

Acute renal failure

sudden kidney faliure

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CRF

A

Chronic renal failure

loss of kidney function slowly over time

Q

UTI

A

urinary tract infection

bacterial infection of the bladder or urethra

Q

BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

test done to see how well kidneys are working

Q

micturition

voidings

A

urination; excretion of urine from the body

Q

incontinence

enuresis

A

involuntary urination

inability to control excretory functions

Q

olig/o

A

scanty; few; very little

Q

noct/i

A

night

Q

nocturia

A

excessive urination at night

Q

uremia

A

blood in the urine

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-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, floating

Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

Q

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

Q

hemodialysis

A

filtering of the blood

Q

-lysis

A

breaking down; destruction

Q

-rrhaphy

A

suturing (stitching)

Q

diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine

Q

sepsis

A

an infection that spreads through the blood stream

Q

septic

A

pretaining to sepsis

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A