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Roots Flashcards

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Bladder

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Old English- bladder

Hollow sac that holds fluid: urine or bile

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Ammonia

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Toxic breakdown product of amino acids (proteins)

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Filter

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Latin- strain through material
Porous substances used to hold separate liquids and gasses from particulate matter; or to subject a substance to the action of a filter

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Hilum

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Latin- small bit

The part where the nerves and blood vessels enter and leave an organ

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Kidney

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Organ excretion

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Nephron

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Greek- kidney

Filtration unit of the kidney; glomerulus and renal tubule

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Nitrogenous

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Containing or generating nitrogen

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Ren

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Kidney

Renal- pertaining to the kidney

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Ureter

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Greek- urinary canal

Tube that connects each kidney tithe urinary bladder

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Glomerulonephritis

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Infection of the glomeruli of the kidney

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Blast

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Immature cell
Nephroblastoma- cancerous kidney tumor of childhood
(Wilms tumor)

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

Pyelogram- X-ray image of renal pelvis and ureters

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Dialysis

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An artificial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water from the body

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Olig

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Scanty

Oliguria- scanty production of urine

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Cyst

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Sac, bladder

Polycystic- composed of many cysts

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Sib

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Relative

Sibling- brother or sister

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Plant

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Insert

Transplant- the act of transferring tissue from one person to another

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Calculus

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Latin- pebble

Small stone

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Corpore

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Body

Extracorporeal- outside the body

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Flank

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Latin- broad

Side of the body between the pelvis and the ribs

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Groin

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Crease where the thigh joins the abdomen

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Litho

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Stone

Lithotripsy- crushing stones by sound waves

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Stalsis

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Constrict

Peristalsis- waves of alternating contraction and relaxation of the muscle wall of a tube

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Enur

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Urinate

Enuresis- involuntary bed wetting

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Meatus

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Latin- a passage

The external opening if a passage

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Mictur

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Pass urine

Micturition- act of passing urine

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Reflex

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Latin- to bend back

An involuntary response to stimulus

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Sphincter

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Greek- a band

A band if muscle that encircles an opening

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Void

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Latin- to empty

To evacuate urine or feces

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Contin

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Hold together

Incontinence- inability to prevent discharge urine or feces

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Retention

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Latin- hold back

Holding back in the body what should normally be discharged

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Pub

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Pubis

Suprapublic- above the symphysis pubis

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Cast

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Latin- pure

A cylindrical mold formed by materials in kidney tubules

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Proteinuria

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Presence of protein in urine

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Grade

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Going

Retrograde- reversal of a normal flow

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