Med Term - Urinary System

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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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-iasis

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suffix meaning "condition" or "state"

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lith/o

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stone

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nephr/o, ren/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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little, few

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poly-

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prefix meaning "much" or "many"

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py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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pelvis

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ur/o, urin/o

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urine

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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BPH

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benign prostatic hypertrophy; enlarged prostate

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BUN

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blood urea nitrogen; a blood test to measure kidney function by the level of nitrogenous waste and urea that is in the blood

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CAPD

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continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

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ESRD

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end-stage renal disease

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GFR

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glomerular filtration rate

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IVP

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intravenous pyelogram; contrast is injected into a vein and is excreted by the kidney to show the urinary system

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KUB

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kidneys, ureter, and bladder; also a reference to an X-ray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder taken as a flat plate of the abdomen

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PSA

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prostate-specific antigen

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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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electrolyte

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electricity-conducting compound in solution

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glomerulus

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capillary network found inside each program

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hilum

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narrow part of the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter

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kidney

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organ that excretes urine

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nephron

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tiny structure within the kidney in which the urine production process begins

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perirenal fat

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fatty tissue surrounding the renal capsule

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renal fascia

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protective outer covering of the kidney

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retroperitoneal

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space between the parietal peritoneum and the muscles and bones of the peritoneum

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sphincters

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circular muscle that surrounds a tube such as the urethra and constricts the tube when it contracts

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urea

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natural waste product of metabolism that is excreted in urine

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ureters

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two tubes that transfer urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

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urethra

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tube that conducts urine away from the bladder for expulsion

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uric acid

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natural waste product of metabolism that is excreted in the urine

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urinary bladder

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temporary storage receptacle for urine

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urinate

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passing of urine

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urine

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water and soluble substances excreted by the kidneys

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void

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to urinate

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albuminuria

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presence of protein in urine

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anuria

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absence of urine formation

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calculus

plural: calculi

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a kidney stone (in the context of this body system)

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cystalgia

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pain in a bladder, most often used to signify the urinary bladder

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cystitis

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inflammation of the bladder

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cystocele

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hernia of the bladder

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cystolith

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bladder stone

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diuretic

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drug that promotes the excretion of urine

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dysuria

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difficult or painful urination

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enuresis

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bedwetting

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glomerulonephritis

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renal disease characterized by inflammation of glomeruli (not the result of kidney infection)

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glycosuria

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urinary excretion of carbohydrates

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hematuria

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urinay excretion of blood

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incontinence

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inability to control urine

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nephralgia

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pain in the kidneys

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nephritis

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inflammation of the kidney

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nephrolithiasis

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the presence of renal calculi

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nephromegaly

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enlargement of one or both kidneys; renomegaly

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nephropathy

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any disease of the kidney

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nephroptosis

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prolapse of the kidney

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nocturia

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excessive urination at night

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oliguria

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diminished urine production

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polyuria

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excessive urine production

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pyelonephritis

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inflammation of the renal or kidney pelvis due to local bacteria infection

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pyuria

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pus in the urine

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renal calculus

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a kidney stone

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renal failure

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impairment of renal function, either acute or chronic, with retention of urea, creatinine, and other waste products

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renal hypoplasia

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an underdeveloped kidney

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retention

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the inability to empty bladder

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uremia or azotemia

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an excess of urea in the blood

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ureteritis

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inflammation of a ureter

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urethralgia

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pain in the urethra (sometimes also called urethrodynia)

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urethritis

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inflammation of the urethra

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urethrostenosis

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narrowing of the urethra

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urinary tract infection

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microbial infection of any part of the urinary tract

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nephrologist

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a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats disorders of the kidney

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nephrology

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medical specialty dealing with the kidneys

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urologist

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a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats disorders of the urinary system

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urology

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the medical specialty dealing with the urinary system

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catheter

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a flexible tube that enables passage of fluid from or into a body cavity

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cystectomy

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excision of the urinary bladder

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cystopexy

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surgical fixation of the urinary bladder

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cystoscopy

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visual inspection of the bladder by means of an instrument called a cystoscope

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dialysis

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filtration to remove colloidal particles from a fluid; a method of artificial kidney function

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diuretic

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a drug that promotes the excretion of urine

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hemodialysis

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removal of unwanted substances from the blood by passage through a semipermeable membrane

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lithotripsy

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treatment in which a stone in the kidney, urethra, or bladder is broken up into small particles

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nephrectomy

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removal of a kidney

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nephrolithotomy

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incision into the kidney to remove a calculus (kidney stone)

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ureteroplasty

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surgical repair of a ureter

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ureterorrhaphy

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suture of a ureter

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ureteroscope

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instrument used to visually examine the ureter

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urinalysis

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analysis of urine