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Week 4 terminology Flashcards

1
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Frequent urination at night

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Nocturia

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2
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Puss in the urine

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Pyuria

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3
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Tube for injecting or removing fluids

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Catheter

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4
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One of two bean shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumber region; it filters nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream to form urine

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Kidney

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5
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Pertaining to secreting and containing urine: the kidney’s, ureters, bladder, and urethra.

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Urinary

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6
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The narrowing of an opening, tube, or canal such as the urethra or esophagus.

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Stricture

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7
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The insertion of a radiopaque Material into the vein for the purpose of x-raying The kidneys and ureters

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Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

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8
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Blood in the urine

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Hematuria

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9
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Inflammation of the urinary bladder

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Cystitis

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10
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Commonly called Stones; usually compose of mineral salts

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Calculi

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11
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Destruction of stone in the urinary system; Stone crusher

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Lithotripsy

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12
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Excessive secretion and discharge of urine

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Polyuria

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13
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A tube carrying urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

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Ureters

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14
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A membranous sac or receptacle for a secretion

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Bladder

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15
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The absence of urine

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Anuria

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16
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Painful urination; difficulty in urination

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Dysuria

17
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To pass urine from the urinary bladder

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Void

18
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The ability of a reagent to remain constant after being open

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Stability

19
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Abnormal susceptibility to a substance

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Sensitivity

20
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A normal substance found in serum but when found in urine means the presence of an excess of serum proteins excluded in the urine rather than absorbed by the renal tubules

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Protein (albumin)

21
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Bacteria that take on a pink Color with gram-staining process

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Gram negative

22
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Bacteria that can take on a purple color with gram-staining process

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Gram positive

23
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A Colorless or yellow, thick, syrup liquid obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch; A simple sugar

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Glucose

24
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A method of growing a microbial organism to determine what it is, it’s abundance and the sample being tested, or both. It is one of the primary diagnostic methods of microbiology.

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Culture

25
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In analysis of the urine; a test performed on urine to determine its characteristics

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Urinalysis

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