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1
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kidneys

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nephr/o or ren/o

2
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renal pelvis

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pyel/o (collects urine and passes to ureter)

3
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ureter

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ureter/o (carries urine fro kidneys to bladder)

4
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bladder

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cyst/o and vesic/o (hollow organ that holds urine)

5
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urethra

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urethr/o (passes urine from bladder to outside of the body)

6
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urine

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urin/o, ur/o, -uria (waste produced by kidneys)

7
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albumin

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albumin/o (type of protein)

8
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sugar

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glyc/o, glycos/o (urine sign of diabetes)

9
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stones

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lith/o (from kidney and travel through the urinary system)

10
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terms that refer to stones

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calculus, calculi

11
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waste product

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urea (ea = waste)

12
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UA, ua

A

urinalysis

13
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KUB

A
  • kidneys
  • ureter
  • bladder
14
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram

15
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-gram

A

record/image

16
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cath

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catheter ; catheterization (flexible tube into bladder to drain urine)

17
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ARF

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acute renal failure (sudden)

18
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CRF

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chronic renal failure (slow)

19
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UTI

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urinary tract infection (bacterial infection of bladder or urethra)

20
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BUN

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blood urea nitrogen (test done to see how well kidneys are working)

21
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micturition or voiding

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excretion of urine from the body, peeing

22
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incontinence, enuresis

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involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions.

23
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olig/o

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scanty; few, very little

24
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cystolithotomy

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surgical incision to remove the stone from the bladder

25
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noct/i

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night, excessive urination at night

26
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uremia

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blood in the urine

27
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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, floating

28
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-pexy

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surgical fixation (“tie up”)

29
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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

30
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hemodialysis

A

dia- through,

-lysis- breaking/ down destruction

31
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-rrhaphy

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suturing/stitching

32
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diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine

33
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sepsis

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infection that spreads through the bloodstream

34
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septic

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pertaining to sepsis