Urinary System Flashcards
extra-
Outside
cellul/o
Cell
-ar
Pertaining to
urine/o
Urine, urinary system
-ation
Process of
ur/o
Urine, urinary system
-logy
Study of
nephr/o
Kidney
ren/o
Kidney
par-
Near
en-
In
chym/o
Juices
-al
Pertaining to
ureter/o
Ureter
cyst/o
Bladder
vesic/o
Bladder
urethr/o
Urethra
meat/o
Meatus
trigon/o
Trigone
strom/o
Stromal tissue
retro-
Backward
peritone/o
Peritoneum
cortic/o
Renal cortex
medull/o
Renal medulla
pyel/o
Renal pelvis
calico/o
Renal calyx
Cali/o
Renal calyx
calyc/o
Renal calyx
hil/o
hilum
arteri/o
artery
glomerul/o
glomerulus
parenchym/o
parenchyma
kal/o
potassium
-ion
Process of
albumin/o
protein
-uria
Urinary condition
azot/o
nitrogen
-emia
Blood condition
bacteri/o
bacteria
glycos/o
Sugar, glucose
hemat/o
Blood
hyper-
excessive
tens/o
Stretching
py/o
Pus
an-
Without
di-
Through, complete
-esis
State of
dys-
Painful, abnormal
noct/i
Night
olig/o
Scanty, few
poly-
excessive, frequent
-dipsia
Condition of thirst
lith/o
Stone
cyst/o
Sac
-iasis
Condition, presence of
hydr/o
Water
-osis
Abnormal condition
-itis
Inflammation
-pathy
Disease process
-ptosis
Dropping, prolapse
-sclerosis
A hardening
-tic
Pertaining to
-cele
Herniation
stenosis
A narrowing
vesic/o
Urinary bladder
re-
back
-flux
Flow
aden/o
gland
-oma
tumor, mass
onc/o
Tumor
cyt/o
Cell
papill/o
Nipple
blast/o
Embryonic
carcinoma
Cancerous tumor of epithelial origin
tom/o
Section, cutting
-graphy
Process of recording
-scopy
Process of viewing
intra-
Within
ven/o
Vein
-ous
Pertaining to
bi/o
Life, living
-opsy
Process of viewing
-scope
Instrument to view
lapar/o
Abdomen
-tripter
Machine to crush
-meter
Instrument to measure
ile/o
ileum
-tomy
Incision
-ectomy
Removal
-lithotomy
Removal of a stone
-pexy
Suspension
stom/o
Opening
-stomy
New opening
trans-
Through, across
-lysis
Separation, breakdown
anti-
Against
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
ARF
acute renal failure
BUN
blood urea failure
CAPD
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CCPD
continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
CKD
chronic kidney disease
CT
Computed tomography
DI
diabetes mellitus
ESRD
end-stage renal disease
ESWL
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
GFR
glomerular filtration rate
GN
glomerulonephritis
HD
hemodialysis
IVU
intravenous urography
KUB
kidney, ureter, and bladder
pH
acidity/alkalinity
PKD
polycystic kidney disease
SG
Specific gravity
TCC
transitional cell carcinoma
UA
urinalysis
UTI
urinary tract infection
VCUG
voiding cystourethrography