Urinary System Unit 6 Flashcards
1
Q
nephr/o, ren/o
A
kidney
2
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
3
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
4
Q
cyst/o, vesic/o
A
bladder
5
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
6
Q
urin/o ur/o -uria
A
urine
7
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin (protein)
8
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
9
Q
lith/o
A
stone
10
Q
calculus
A
terms that refer to stones
11
Q
urea
A
waste product
12
Q
ua
A
urinalysis
13
Q
KUB
A
kidneys- ureter- bladder
14
Q
IVP
A
intravenous pyelogram
15
Q
cathy
A
catheter
16
Q
ARF
A
acute renal 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
21
Q
incontinence
A
involuntary urination
22
Q
olig/o
A
very little urine
23
Q
noct/i
A
excessive urination at night
24
Q
uremia
A
blood in the urine
25
-ptosis
drooping, sagging
26
-pexy
surgical fixation
27
-tripsy
surgical crushing
28
hemodialysis
breaking down of the blood
29
-lysis
breaking down
30
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
31
sepsis
and infection that spreads through the bloodstream
