Urinary System Flashcards by Abigail Wager

electrolyte

mineral salt (sodium, potassium, calcium) that carries a charge when in solution

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peritoneum

serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers most of the organs within the cavity

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symbol that expresses the alkalinity or acidity of a solution

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plasma

liquid portion of the blood that is filtered by the nephrons to remove dissolved wastes

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albumin/o

albumin, protein

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azot/o

nitrogenous compounds

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azotemia

nitrogenous compounds in the blood

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bacteri/o

bacteria

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bacteriuria

bacteria in the urine

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cyst/o

bladder

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vesic/o

bladder

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vesicocele

hernia of the bladder

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glomerul/o

glomerulus

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glomerulopathy

disease of the glomerulus

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kal/i

potassium

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hypokalemia

abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood

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keton/o

ketone bodies

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ketonuria

presence of ketone bodies in the urine

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lith/o

stone, calculus

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lithotripsy

crushing of a stone

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meat/o

meatus, opening

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meatotomy

incision of the urinary meatus

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nephr/o

kidney

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ren/o

kidney

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nephropexy

fixation of kidey

noct/o

night

olig/o

scanty (decreased production)

oliguria

decreased porduction of urine

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

pyeloplasty

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

pyorrhea

flow or discharge of pus

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

urolith

calculus in the urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

ureterextasis

dilation of the ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urethrostenosis

narrowing or stricture of the urethra

-genesis

forming, producing, origin

lithogenesis

forming or producing stones

-iasis

abnormal condition

lithiasis

abnormal condition of calciuli

-uria

urine

polyuria

much excretion of urine

dia-

through

dialysis

separation across

retro-

backward, behind

anuria

absence of urine production

enuresis

involuntary discharge of urine (en-within, ur-urine, -esis- condition)

fistula

abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another (eg. abnormal passage from bladder to vagina)

hydronephrosis

abnormal dilation of the renal pelvis and the calyces of one or both kidneys due to pressure from accumulated urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract. hydro: water, nephro-kidney, osis- abnormal condition

ATN

acute tubular necrosis

C&S

culture and sensitivity

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

EMG

electromyogram; electromyography

ESRD

end stage renal disease

excreatory urography

interstitial cystitis

IVP

IV pyelogram, IV pyelography

PCNL

percutaneous nephrolithotomy

PKD

polycystic kidney diease

TURBT

transurethral resection of bladder tumor

urinalysis

VCUG

voiding cystourethrography