Unit 6 Flashcards
1
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nephr/o
A
kidneys
2
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ren/o
A
kidneys
3
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kidneys
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removes waste from the blood
4
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
5
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renal pelvis
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collects urine and passes to ureter
6
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ureter/o
A
ureter
7
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ureter
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carries urine from kidneys to bladder
8
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cyst/o
A
bladder
9
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vesic/o
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bladder
10
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bladder
A
hollow organ that holds urine
11
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urethr/o
A
urethra
12
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urethra
A
passes urine from bladder to outside the body
13
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urin/o
A
urine
14
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ur/o
A
urine
15
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-uria
A
urine
16
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urine
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liquid waste produced by the kidneys
17
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albumin/o
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albumin
18
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albumin
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type of protein
19
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glyc/o
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sugar
20
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glycos/o
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sugar
21
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sugar
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glucose; in urine sign of diabetes
22
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lith/o
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stones
23
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stones
A
form in the kidney and travel through urinary system
24
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calculus
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stones
25
calculi (pl)
stones
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urea
waste product found in urine; physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders
27
UA/ua
urinalysis
28
KUB
kidneys, ureter, bladder
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IVP
intravenous pyelogram
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cath
catheter; catheterization
31
ARF
acute renal failure
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acute renal failure
sudden kidney failure
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CRF
chronic renal failure
34
chronic renal failure
loss of kidney function slowly over time
35
UTI
urinary tract infection
36
urinary tract infection
bacterial infection of bladder or urethra
37
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
38
blood urea nitrogen
test done to see how well kidneys are working
39
micturition, voiding
urination, excretion of urine from the body
40
incontinence, anuresis
involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions
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olig/o
scanty; few; very little
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noct/i
night
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uremia
blood in the urine
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-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse, floating
45
-pexy
surgical fixation
46
-tripsy
surgical crushing
47
-lysis
breaking down; destruction
48
hemodialysis
filtering the blood to remove waste
49
-rrhaphy
suturing (stitches)
50
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
51
sepsis
an infection that spreads through the bloodstream
