CH 9 Flashcards
(102 cards)
1
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azot/o
A
nitrogenous waste
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
3
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bi/o
A
life
4
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous
5
Q
corpor/o
A
body
6
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder, pouch
7
Q
glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
8
Q
glycos/o
A
sugar
9
Q
hem/o
hemat/o
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blood
10
Q
hydr/i
A
water
11
Q
keton/o
A
ketones
12
Q
lith/o
A
stone
13
Q
meat/o
A
meatus
14
Q
necr/o
A
death
15
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
16
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
17
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noct/i
A
night
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olig/o
A
scanty
19
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peritone/o
A
peritoneum
20
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protein/o
A
protein
21
Q
py/o
A
pus
22
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
23
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ren/o
A
kidney
24
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ur/o
urin/o
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urine
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ureter/o
ureter
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urethr/o
urethra
27
ven/o
vein
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-algia
pain
29
-cele
protrusion
30
-ectasis
dilated
31
-ectomy
surgical removal
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-emia
blood condition
33
-genic
producing
34
-gram
record
35
-graphy
process of recording
36
-lith
stone
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-lithiasis
condition of stones
38
-logy
study of
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-lysis
to destroy or break down
40
-malacia
abnormal softening
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-megaly
enlarged
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-meter
instrument to measure
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-ostomy
surgically create an opening
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-otomy
cutting into
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-pathy
disease
47
-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical repair
49
-ptosis
drooping
50
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
51
-sclerosis
hardening
52
-scope
instrument to visually examine
53
-scopy
process of visually examining
54
-stenosis
narrowing
55
-tripsy
surgical crushing
56
-uria
urine condition
57
an-
w/o
58
anti-
against
59
dys-
painful, difficult
60
extra-
outside of
61
intra-
within
62
retro-
backward
63
branch of medicine involved in diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the kidney.
nephrology
64
complete suppression of urine formed by the kidneys and a complete lack of urine excretion
anuria
an- : w/o
-uria: urine condition
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accumulation of nitrogenous waste in the bloodstream.
azotemia
azot/o: nitrogenous waste
-emia: blood condition
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presence of bacteria in urine
bacteriuria
bacteri/o
-uria
67
stone formed within an organ by an accumulation of mineral salts
calculus
68
urinary bladder pain
cystalgia
cyst/o: bladder
-algia: pain
69
bladder stone
cystolith
-lith: stone
70
profuse bleeding from the urinary bladder
cystorrhagia
-rrhagia: abnormal flow condition
71
increased formation and excretion of urine
diuresis
72
difficult or painful urination
dysuria
73
involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which bladder control should have been established.
enuresis
74
nephrolith
kidney stone
75
having to urinate frequently during the night
nocturia
noct/i: night
-uria: urine condition
76
producing too little urine
oliguria
olig/o: scanty
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presence of pus in the urine
pyuria
py/o: pus
78
narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system
stricture
79
ureter is stretched out or dilated
ureterectasis
antonym (ureterostenosis)
80
urethral pain
urethralgia
81
profuse bleeding from urethra
urethrorrhagia
82
terms pertaining to urinating
frequency hesitancy
| urgency
83
inability to fully empty the bladder, often indicates blockage
urinary retention
84
damage to the renal tubules due to presence of toxins in the urine or ischemia.
acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
85
accumulation of damage to the glomerulus capillaries due to the chronic high blood sugars of diabetes mellitus
diabetic nephropathy
86
damage to the glomerulus resulting in protein appearing in the urine, proteinuria, and the corresponding decrease in protein in blood stream
nephrotic syndrome (NS)
87
renal pelvis inflammation
pyelitis
pyel/o: renal pelvis
88
malignant kidney tumor found most often in children
Wilm's tumor (VILMZ)
89
blockage of bladder outlet
bladder neck obstruction (BNO)
90
protrusion or herniation of the urinary bladder into the wall of the vagina
cystocele
cyst/o: bladder
-cele: protrusion
91
loss of nervous control that leads to retention; may be caused by spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis
neurogenic bladder
neur/o: nerve
-genic: producing
92
blood test to measure kidney function by level of nitrogenous waste (urea) that is in the blood
blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
93
urine sample obtained after cleaning off the urinary opening
clean catch specimen (CC)
94
test of kidney function
creatinine clearance
95
injecting dye into the bloodstream and then taking an X-ray to trace the action of the kidney as it excretes the dye
excretory urography (EU)
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Diagnostic X-ray procedure in which a dye is injected into a vein and then X-rays are taken to visualize the renal pelvis and the dye is removed by the kidneys
intravenous pyelography (IVP)
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X-ray taken of the abdomen demonstrating the kidneys, ureters, and bladder w/o dye
kidneys, ureters, bladder (KUB) or flat-plate abdomen
98
Diagnostic X-ray procedure in which dye is inserted through the urethra to outline the bladder, ureters, and renal pelvis
retrograde pyelography (RP)
99
X-ray taken to visualize the urethra while the patient is voiding after a contrast dye has been placed in the bladder
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voiding cystourethrography
(VCUG)
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100
use of ultrasound waves to break up stones
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
extra-: outside of
corpor/o: body
-tripsy: surgical crushing
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used to prevent or reduce bladder muscle spasms
EX: oxybutynin, Ditropan; neostigmine, Prostigmine
antispasmodic
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increases volume of urine produced by kidneys
diuretic
