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125 Cards in this Set
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Cyst/o |
Urinary bladder |
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Pyel/o |
Renal pelvis |
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Vesic/o |
Urinary bladder |
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Lith/o |
Stone |
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Ren/o |
Kidney |
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Albumin/o |
Albumin |
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-ptosis |
Falling drooping |
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-tripsy |
Crushing |
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-stenosis |
Tightening |
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-lysis |
Breaking down, destruction |
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-ecstasis |
Dialation, widening out |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-poietin |
Substance that form |
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-Uria |
Urination |
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-sclerosis |
Hardening |
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-ole |
Little small |
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Anti- |
Against |
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Peri- |
Surrounding |
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Retro- |
Behind back |
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Poly- |
Many |
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Dys- |
Bad painful difficult |
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Dia- |
Complete through |
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En- |
Within |
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A- an- |
No not without |
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New opening |
Ostomy |
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Incision |
Otomy |
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Removal |
-ectomy |
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Record |
-gram |
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Surgical repair |
-plasty |
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Blood condition |
-Emic -emia |
Dips/o |
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Thirst |
Dips/o |
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Night |
Noct/o |
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Blood vessel |
Angi/o vas/o vascul/o |
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Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis |
Calyx |
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Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine |
Creatinine |
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Depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave |
Hilum |
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Small artery |
Arteriole |
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Process whereby some substances but not all pass through a filter |
Filtration |
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Outer region of an organ |
Cortex |
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Chemical element that carries an electrical charge |
Electrolyte |
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Tony ball of capillaries in the kidney |
Glomerulus |
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Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow |
Erythropoetin |
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One of two bean shaped organs on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region |
Kidney |
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Tube for injecting or removing fluids |
Catheter |
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Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus |
Bowmans capsule |
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Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine |
Nitrogenous waste |
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Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney |
Renal artery |
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Triangular area in urinary blood |
Trigone |
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Potassium; an electrolyte regulated by the kidney, essential for muscle and nerve function |
K |
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Combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where urine is formed |
Nephron |
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Opening or canal |
Meatus |
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Process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the blood vessel |
Reabsorption |
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Blood vessels that carries blood away from the kidney |
Renal vein |
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Microscopic tubes in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration |
Renal tubule |
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Hormone secretes by the kidney; raises blood pressure |
Renin |
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Active form of vitamin D; secreted by the kidney |
Calciferol |
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Nitrogenous wastes excreted in urine |
Urea and Uric acid |
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Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine |
Urinary bladder |
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Process of expelling urine |
Urination (voiding) |
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Tube leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder |
Ureters |
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Tubes leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
Urethra |
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Sodium; an electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys |
Na |
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Inner region of the organ |
Medulla |
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New opening of the intimacy bladder to the outside of the body |
Cystostomy |
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Prolapse of the kidney |
Nephroptosis |
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Pertaining to the calyx |
Caliceal |
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Narrowing of the opening of the urethra to the outside of the body |
Meatal stenosis |
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Widening dilation of a calyx |
Caliectasis |
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Enclosing and collecting structure surrounding each glomerulus |
Bowmans capsule |
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Disease of the kidney |
Nephropathy |
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Removal of the intimacy bladder |
Cystectomy |
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Pertaining to near the kidney |
Paranephric |
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Inflammation of the urinary bladder |
Cystitis |
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New opening of the kidney to the outside of the body |
Nephrostomy |
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Incision to remove a stone from the kidney |
Nephrolithiasis |
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Abnormal condition of water in the kidney |
Hydronephrosis |
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Incision to remove a stone from the renal pelvis |
Pyelolithiasis |
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Inflammation of the trigone |
Trigonitis |
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Surgical repair of the ureter |
Ureteroplasty |
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New opening between the ureters and a segment of the ileum |
Ureteroileostomy |
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Inflammation of the urethra |
Urethritis |
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Surgical repair of the urethra |
Urethroplasty |
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Loss of control of the passage of urine from the bladder |
Urinary incontinence |
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Increased excretion of urine |
Enuresis |
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Bedwetting |
Diuresis |
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Hormone produced by the kidneys to increase formation of red blood cells |
Erythropoietin |
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Hormone that promotes kidney to reabsorb water |
Antidiuretic hormone |
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Urine is held within the bladder and not released |
Urinary retention |
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Pus in the urine |
Pyuria |
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Sugar in the urine |
Glycuria |
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Blood in the urine |
Hematuria |
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Crushing of stones |
Lithotripsy |
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No production of urine |
Anuria |
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Excessive urination |
Polyuria |
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Difficult painful urination |
Dysuria |
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Scanty urination |
Oliguria |
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Low sodium in the blood |
Hyponatruria |
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High potassium in the blood |
Hypernatemia |
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Abnormal condition of kidney stones |
Nephrolothiasis |
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Abnormal narrowing of the urethra |
Urethral stricture |
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Ketones in the urine |
Ketonuria |
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Microorganisms in the urine |
Bacteruria |
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Holding back blood from the kidney |
Renal ischemia |
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Protein present in the urine |
Albuminuria |
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Returning (backing up) of fluid from the urinary bladder to the ureters |
Vesicourecteral reflux |
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Condition of much thirst |
Polydipsia |
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Frequent, excessive urination at night |
Nocturia |
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Condition of ketones in the blood and tissues |
Ketosis ketoacidosis |
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Spasms of pain from stones in the kidney |
Renal colic |
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Condition of excess nitrogen in the blood |
Azotemia |
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Direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder |
Cysto - cystoscopy |
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Determined antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria |
C&S - culture and sensitive testing |
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Use of an artificial kidney machine to eliminate nitrogenous wastes from the blood |
Hemodialysis |
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Progressive kidney loss |
Chronic renal failure |
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Blood test of nitrogenous waste |
BUN - blood urea nitrogen |
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An electrolyte secreted by the kidney |
K - potassium |
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Severe damage to the kidney |
Acute kidney injury |
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Method of dialysis by continuously inserting fluid in and out of the peritoneal cavity |
CAPD - continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
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Hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and acting on the kidney to retain water |
Antidiuretic hormone |
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Rate at which the glomerulus filters fluid from the body |
eGFR - estimated glomerular filtration rate |
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Rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney |
CrCl - creatinine clearance |
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Examination of urine to determine its contents |
Urinalysis |
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An electrolyte necessary for proper functioning of muscles and nerves |
Sodium |
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Use of ultrasonic waves to crush stones in the intimacy tract |
Exrracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
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Cysts form in and on the kidneys |
Polycystic kidney disease |
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