ch 11 urinary system Flashcards
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albumin/o
albuminoid
albumin, protein
resembling albumin
azot/o
azotemia
nitrogenous compounds
nitrogenous compounds in the blood
bacteri/o
bacteriuria
bacteria (singular bacterium)
bacteria in urine
cyst/o
cystoscope
bladder
instrument for examining the bladder
vesic/o
vesicocele
bladder
hernia of the bladder; also called cystocele
glomeru/o
glomeruopathy
glomerulus
disease of the glomerulus
kal/i
hypokalemia
potassium (an electrolyte)
abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood
keton/o
ketonuria
ketone bodies (acids and acetones) presence of ketone bodies in the urine
lith/o
lithotripsy
stone,calculus
crushing of a stone
meat/o
meatotomy
opening, meatus
incision of the urinary meatus
nephr/o
nephropexy
kidney
fixation of kidney
ren/o
renal
kidney
pertaining to the kidney
noct/o
nocturia
night
excessive and frequent urination after going to bed
olig/o
oliguria
scanty
scanty decreased production urine
py/o
pyorrhea
pus
flow or discharge of pus
pyel/o
pyeloplasty
renal pelvis
surgical repair of the renal pelvis
ur/o
urolith
urine, urinary tract
store in the urinary tract
ureter/o
ureterectasis
ureter
dilation of the ureter
urethr/o
urethrostenosis
urethra
narrowing or stricture of the urethra
genesis
lithogenesis
forming, producing, origin
forming or producing stones
iasis
lithiasis
abnormal condition
abnormal condition of stones or calculi
uria
polyuria
urine
much excretion of urine
dia
dialysis
through, across
separation across
retro
retroperitoneal
backward, behind
pertaining to the area behind the peritoneum
