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82 Cards in this Set
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azot/o
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nitrogenous waste
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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bi/o
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life
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carcin/o
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cancer
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corpor/o
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body
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cyst/o
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bladder
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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glycos/o
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sugar
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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keton/o
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ketones
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lith/o
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stone
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meat/o
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meatus
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necr/o
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death
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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noct/i
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night
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olig/o
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scanty
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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protein/o
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protein
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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
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urine
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ven/o
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vein
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-cele
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protrusion
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ectasis
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dilated
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genic
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produced by
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone
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-lithasis
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condition of stones
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-logist
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one who stuides
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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to destroy
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlarged
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-meter
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instrument to measure
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-oma
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tumor
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-ory
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pertaining to
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-ostomy
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create a new opening
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-pathy
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diseae
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-ptosis
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drooping
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-rrhagia
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abnormal flow condition
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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-uria
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urine condition
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an-
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without
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anti-
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against
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dys-
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abnormal, difficult
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extra-
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outside of
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hydro-
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water
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intra-
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within
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poly-
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many
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retro-
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backward
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calculus
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stone formed within an organ by an accumulation of mineral salts
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diuresis
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increased formation and excretion of urine
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enuresis
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involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which bladder control should have been established
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frequency
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greater than normal occurrence in the urge to urinate, without an increase in the total daily volume of urine
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hesitancy
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decrease in the force of the urine stream, often with difficulty initiating the flow
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stricture
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narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system
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urinary incontinence
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involuntary release of urine
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urinary retention
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inability to fully empty the bladder, often indicates a blockage in the urethra
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wilm's tumor
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malignant kidney tumor found most often in children
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bladder neck obstruction
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blockage of the bladder outlet. often caused by an enlarged prostate gland in males
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peritoneal dialysis
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removal of toxic waste substances from the body by placing warm chemically balanced solutions into the peritoneal cavity
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diuretic
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medication that increases the volume of urine produced by the kidneys
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