Urinary System Flashcards
azot/o
nitrogenous waste
bacteri/o
bacteria
bi/o
life
carcin/o
cancer
corpor/o
body
cyst/o
bladder, pouch
glomerul/o
glomerulus
glycos/o
sugar
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hydr/o
water
iatr/o
medicine
idi/o
distinctive
keton/o
ketones
lith/o
stone
meat/o
meatus
necr/o
death
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
noct/i
night
olig/o
scanty
peritone/o
peritoneum
protein/o
protein
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
tox/o
poison
ur/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
ven/o
vein
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-cele
protrusion
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis
dilated
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emia
blood condition
-genic
producing
-gran
record
-graphy
process of recording
-ic
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-lith
stone
-lithiasis
condition of stones
-logy
study of
-lyisis
to destroy
-malacia
abnormal softening
-megaly
enlarged
-meter
instrument to measure
-oma
tumor
-ory
pertaining to
-osis
abnormal condition
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
-otomy
cutting into
-ous
pertaining to
-pathy
disease
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptosis
drooping
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
-sclerosis
hardening
-scope
instrument to visually examine
-scopy
process of visually examining
-stenosis
narrowing
-tic
pertaining to
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-uria
urine condition
an-
without
anti-
against
dys-
painful, difficult
extra-
outside of
intra-
within
poly-
many
retro-
backward
ACR
albumin /creatinine ratio
AGN
acute glomerulonephritis
AKI
acute kidney injury
ARF
acute renal failure
ATN
acute tubular necrosis
BNO
bladder neck obstruction
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
CAPD
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
cath
catheterization
CC
clean catch urine specimen
CI-
chloride
CRF
chronic renal failure
C&S
culture and sensitivity
cysto
cystoscopy
eGFR
estimated glomerular filtration rate
ESRD
end-stage renal disease
ESWL
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
EU
excretory urography
GU
genitourinary
HCO3
bicarbonate
HD
hemodialysis
H2O
water
I&O
intake and output
IPD
intermittent peritoneal dialysis
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
K*
potassium
KUB
kidneys, ureters, bladder
mcg
microgram
mEq
milliequivalent
mg
milligram
mL
milliliter
Na*
sodium
NS
nephrotic syndrome
pH
acidity or alkalinity of urine
RP
retrograde pyelogram
SG, sp. gr.
specific gravity
U/A, UA
urinalysis
UC
urine culture
UTI
urinary tract infection
VCUG
voiding cystourethrography