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Urinary System- Unit 6 Flashcards

1
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nephr/o

ren/o

A

kidney

  • removes waste from the 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

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ureter

  • carries urine from kidneys to the bladder
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4
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cyst/o

vesic/o

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bladder

  • hollow organ that holds urine
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5
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urethr/o

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urethra

  • passes urine from bladder outside the body
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6
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urin/o
ur/o
-uria

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urine

  • liquid waste produce by the kidney
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7
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albumin/o

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albumin

  • type of protein
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8
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glyc/o

glycos/o

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sugar

  • glucose; in urine sign of diabetes
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9
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lith/o

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stones(s)

  • form in the kidney and travel through urinary system
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10
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calculus

calculi (pl)

A

terms that refer to stone(s)

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11
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urea

A

waste product

  • physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders
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12
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UA

ua

A

urinalysis

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13
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KUB

A

kidneys-ureter- bladder

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14
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram

-gram= record, image

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15
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cath

A

catheter; catheterization

flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

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16
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ARF

A

acute renal failure

  • sudden kidney failure
17
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CRF

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chronic renal failure

  • loss of kidney function slowly over time
18
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

  • bacterial infection of bladder or urethra
19
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

  • test done to see how well kidneys are working
20
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micturation, voiding

A

urination, excretion of urine from the body

21
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incontinence, enuresis

A

involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions

22
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olig/o

A

scanty, few, very little

23
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oliguria

A

very little urine produced or excreted

24
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cystolithotomy

A

surgical incision to remove the stone from the bladder

25
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noct/i

A

night

26
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nocturia

A

excessive urination at night

27
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uremia

A

blood in the urine

28
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-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging, floating

29
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nephroptosis

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drooping, sagging, “floating” kidneys

30
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

31
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nephropexy

A

surgical fixation of a floating kidney

32
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

33
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nephrolithotripsy

A

surgical crushing a kidney stone to aid it in passing through

34
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hemodialysis

A

hem/o- blood
dia- through
lysis- breaking down; destruction

35
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-rrhaphy

A

suturing (stitching)

36
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diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine

37
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sepsis

A

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

38
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septic

A

pertaining to sepsis

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