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Urinary System Flashcards

1
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nephr/o

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kidney

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hydro/o

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water

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cyst/o

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bladder

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4
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pyel/o

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renal collecting ducts

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5
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ur/o

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urine

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uria

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urine

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7
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olig/o

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scanty, less than normal

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8
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-pexy

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to surgically reattach, fix in normal position

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Nephritis

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inflammation of the kidney

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10
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hydronephrosis

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abnormal condition involving back up of urine into the kidney

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cystitis

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inflammation of the bladder

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12
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cystectomy

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removal of the bladder

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13
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pylogram

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x-ray of the collecting ducts

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polyuria

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frequent urination

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15
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anuria

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no urine formation

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16
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oliguria

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reduced urine formation

17
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nephropexy

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surgically attach kidney in normal anatomical position

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Nephrosis

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a noninflammatory disease of kidneys

19
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Nephrolith

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a kidney stone

20
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Urethritis

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inflammation of the urethra, the final pathway for urine in both sexes, and the common pathway for urine and semen in the male.

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Nocturia

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frequently getting up and urinating during the night

22
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Enuresis

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involuntary release of urine, most often in reference to “bedwetting.”

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Nephrologist

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physician specializing in kidney diseases

24
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Urologist

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physician specializing in diseases of the lower urinary tract, that is, the bladder and urethra

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Cystoscopy

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looking into the urinary bladder with a fiberoptic instrument

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Intravenous pyelogram

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special X-rays showing the drainage pattern of the kidneys. A dye opaque to X-rays is injected into a vein

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Retrograde pyelogram

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a dye opaque to X-rays is flushed backwards up the urethra and bladder and up the ureters to the kidneys

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Voiding cystourethrogram

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an imaging technique (X-ray) displaying the urethra and bladder while urinating

29
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Dialysis

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a procedure for cleansing the blood of waste products in individuals with complete kidney failure or who have had kidneys removed by surgery

30
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Lithotripsy

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Crushing kidney stones with sound waves

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