Unit 6-Urinary Flashcards
1
Q
Pyel/o
A
Renal pelvis
2
Q
Ureter/o
A
Ureter
3
Q
- cyst/o
* vesic/o
A
Bladder
4
Q
Urethr/o
A
Urethra
5
Q
Urin/o, ur/o, -uria
A
Urine
6
Q
- Nephr/o
* Ren/o
A
Kidneys
7
Q
Albumin/o
A
Albumin (type of protein)
8
Q
Glyc/o, glycos/o
A
Sugar
9
Q
Lith/o
A
Stones
10
Q
Calculus, calculi (plural)
A
Terms that refer to stone(s)
11
Q
Urea
A
Waste product
12
Q
UA/ua
A
Urinalysis
13
Q
KUB
A
Kidneys
Ureter
Bladder
14
Q
IVP
A
Intravenous pyelogram
15
Q
Cath
A
Catheter;catheterization
16
Q
ARF
A
Acute renal failure (sudden kidney failure)
17
Q
CRF
A
Chronic renal failure
18
Q
UTI
A
Urinary tract infection
19
Q
BUN
A
Blood urea nitrogen
20
Q
Micturition, voiding
A
Urination, excretion of urine from the body
21
Q
Incontinence, enuresis
A
Involuntary urination
22
Q
Olig/o
A
Scanty; few; very little
23
Q
Noct/i
A
Night
24
Q
Uremia
A
Blood in the urine
25
-ptosis
Drooping, sagging; floating
26
-pexy
Surgical fixation
27
-tripsy
Surgical crushing
28
Hemodialysis
Filtering the blood to remove waste products
29
Diuretic
Agent that increases the amount of urine
30
Sepsis
An infection that spreads through the bloodstream
31
-lysis
Destruction, to break down
