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105 Cards in this Set
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a-, an-
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without, not
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dys-
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difficult, painful
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intra-
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within
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poly-
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many, much, more than usual
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supra-
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above over
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-al, -ary, -ous
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion, widening
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-gram
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record, writing, picture
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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-lithiasis
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formation or presence of stones
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-logist
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specialist in the study of
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-logy
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the study of
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-pathy
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disease
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-ptosis
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prolapse, sinking, downward displacement of an organ
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision, cut
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-uria
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urination, urine
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aden/o
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gland
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cyst/o
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bladder
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glyc/o
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sugar
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hemat/o
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blood
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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nephr/o
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kidney
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noct/o
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night
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olig/o
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scanty, few
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py/o
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pus
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ren/o
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kidney
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ur/o, urin/o
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urine, urinary tract
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ureter/o
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urethra
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ven/o, ven/i
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vein
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adenitis
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inflammation of a gland
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adenopathy
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disease of a gland
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anuria
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absence of urine production
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benign
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non-cancerous
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cystocele
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herniation of the bladder
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cystogram
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x-ray of the bladder
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cystorrhaphy
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suture of the bladder
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cystoscopy
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visual examination of the bladder
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dysuria
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painful or difficult urination
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edema
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excessive fluid in the body tissues
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enuresis
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bed-wetting
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glycosuria
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glucose in the urine
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hematuria
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blood in the urine
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intravenous
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within a vein
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lithotomy
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incision to remove a stone
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malignant
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cancerous
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nephralgia
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pain in the kidney
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nephrectomy
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excision of a kidney
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nephrolith
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kidney stone
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nephrologist
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specialist in the study of the kidney
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nephropexy
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surgical fixation of the kidney
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nephroptosis
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prolapse of a kidney
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nocturia
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urination at night (not bedwetting)
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oliguria
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scanty urine output (decreased urine output)
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polyuria
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excessive secretion of urine
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pyelitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyelotomy
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incision of the renal pelvis
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pyuria
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pus in the urine
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renal
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pertaining to the kidney
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suprarenal
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above the kidney
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ureteralgia
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pain in the ureter
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ureterectasis
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dilation of a ureter
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ureterolithiasis
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formation or presence of stones in the ureter
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urethral
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pertaining to the urethra
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urethralgia
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pain in the urethra
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urethrocystitis
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inflammation of the urethra and bladder
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urinary
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pertaining to urine
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urology
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study of the urine system in females, and urogenital system in males
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urologist
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specialist in the study of the urinary system in females, and the urogenital system in males
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void
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to urinate
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ad lib
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as desired
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bid
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twice a day
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BUN
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blood, urea, nitrogen
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C&S
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culture and sensitivity
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GU
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genitourinary
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at bedtime
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IVP
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intravenous pyelogram
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I &O
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intake and output
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KUB
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kidney, ureter, bladder
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p.r.n./ PRN
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as needed
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qid
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four times a day
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Rx
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prescription
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tid
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three times a day
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UA
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urinalysis
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UTI
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urinary tract infection
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WNL
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within normal limits
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dialysis
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process that filters blood and removes toxic waste when the kidneys fail
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diuretic
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agent or drug prescribed to control edema or increase the flow of urine
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end-stage renal disease
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advanced kidney disease that requires dialysis or kidney transplant
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homeostasis
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a state of balance and equilibrium in the internal body
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meatus
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an opening or passage, especially one leading to the body surface
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nephron
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the smallest functional unit of the kidney
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renal hypertension
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high blood pressure that results from kidney disease
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renal transplant
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surgical implant of a donor kidney into a patient who's kidney has failed
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urinalysis
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the physical, chemical and microscopic evaluation of urine
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urinary catheterization
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procedure in which a hollow flexible tube is passed into the bladder to remove urine
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urinary incontinence
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the inability to control the bladder
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urinary tract infection
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infection of one or more urinary tract structures
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urinary system structures
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1) kidney
2) ureter 3) bladder 4) urethra 5) urinary meatus |
