Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
41 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
cyst/o
|
bladder
|
|
|
vesic/o
|
bladder
|
|
|
glomerul/o
|
glomerulus
|
|
|
meat/o
|
opening, meatus
|
|
|
nephr/o
|
kidney
|
|
|
ren/o
|
kidney
|
|
|
pyel/o
|
renal pelvis
|
|
|
ur/o
|
urine
|
|
|
urin/o
|
urine
|
|
|
ureter/o
|
ureter
|
|
|
urethr/o
|
urethra
|
|
|
-emia
|
blood condition
|
|
|
-ptosis
|
prolapse, downward, displacement
|
|
|
-tripsy
|
crushing
|
|
|
-uria
|
urine
|
|
|
a-
|
without
|
|
|
an-
|
not
|
|
|
azot/o
|
nitrogen
|
|
|
hilium, hilus
|
depression or pit in an organ our gland where nerves and vessels enter and exit
|
|
|
meatus
|
passage, opening or canal
|
|
|
-poiesis
|
formation or production
|
|
|
voiding, micturtion
|
peeing
|
|
|
azoturea
|
an increase in nitrogenous compounds, especially urea, in the urine.
|
|
|
diuresis
|
abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine.
|
|
|
enuresis
|
involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which bladder control should have been
established. In children, voluntary control of urination is usually present by age 5. Also called bed- wetting at night. |
|
|
hypospadias
|
abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra upon the undersurface of the penis.
|
|
|
phimosis
|
stenosis or narrowness of the foreskin opening over the glans penis in men.
|
|
|
uremia
|
elevated level of urea or other protein waste products in the blood.
|
|
|
Wilms' Tumor
|
rapidly developing kidney tumor that usually occurs in children. The cause is unknown.
|
|
|
IVP
|
intravenous pyelogram
|
|
|
KUB
|
kidney, ureter, bladder
|
|
|
UA
|
urinalysis
|
|
|
BUN
|
blood uria nitrogen
|
|
|
BNO
|
bladder neck obstruction
|
|
|
cysto
|
cytoscopic examination
|
|
|
DRE
|
digital rectal exam
|
|
|
ESWL
|
extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
|
|
|
IVU
|
intravenous urography
|
|
|
PSA
|
prostate-specific antigen
|
|
|
RP
|
retrograde pyelography
|
|
|
TURP
|
transurethral resection of the prostate
|
