Med Terms Body System: 10 Urinary System

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Anuria

Back 1

without urine (inability of the kidneys to produce urine

Hint 1

an- * without, -ur * urine

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Azotemia

Back 2

elevated levels of nitrogenous wastes (urea, creatinine) in the blood

Hint 2

azo * nitrogen, -emia * condition of the blood

Front 3

Bacteriuria

Back 3

bacteria in the urine

Hint 3

bacteri- * bacteria, -ur * urine

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Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Back 4

measurement of the amount of nitorgen present in the blood (used to evaliate kidney function)

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Bilirubinuria

Back 5

bilirubin in the urine (usually a sign of disease in the liver)

Hint 5

bilirubin- * bilirubin, -ur * urine

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Creatinine

Back 6

measurement of the amount of creatinine in the blood (used to evaluate kidney function)

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Crystalluria

Back 7

crystals in the urine

Hint 7

crystal * crystal, ur * urine

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Cystitis

Back 8

inflammation of the bladder

Hint 8

cyst- * bladder, -itis * inflammation

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Cystocentesis

Back 9

puncture into the bladder, a technique used to obtain urine samples directly from the bladder by inserting a needle through the abdominal wall

Hint 9

cyst * bladder, -centesis * surgical puncture

Front 10

Cystotomy

Back 10

surgical incision into the bladder

Hint 10

cyst- * bladder, -otomy * surgical incision

Front 11

Dysuria

Back 11

difficult or painful urination

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dys- * difficult or painful, -uria * urine

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Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)

Back 12

disease of cats caused by inflammation of the bladder and/or urethra

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Hematuria

Back 13

blood in the urine

Hint 13

hemat- * blood, -ur * urine

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Incontinence

Back 14

inability to control urination or defacation

Hint 14

incontinentia

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Nephritis

Back 15

inflammation of the kidney

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neph * kidney, itis *inflammation

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Nephrosis

Back 16

disease of the kidney

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neph- * kidney, -osis * condition of

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Oliguria

Back 17

production of abnormally small amounts of urine

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oligo- * few, -ur * urine

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Proteinuria

Back 18

protein in the urine

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protein * protein, -ur * urine

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Renal Failure (CRF)

Back 19

inability of the kidney to maintain normal function resulting in accumulation of nitrogenous wastes in the blood

Hint 19

ren - kidney, failer * act of failing

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Spermaturia

Back 20

sperm in the urine (usually in intact males)

Hint 20

sper- * seed or sperm, -ur * urine

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Stranguria

Back 21

straining to urinate, often associated with bladder and uretheral spasms

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stranx * a drop squeezed out, -ur * urine

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Urinary Catheter

Back 22

a tube that is inserted into the bladder via the urethra to drain and collect urine from the bladder

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Uroliths

Back 23

bladder stones, the prescence of urinary stones (calculi) in the urinary tract

Hint 23

ur * urine, -lith * stone, -iasis * condition of

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ARF (Acute Renal Failure)

Back 24

usually resulting from a toxin ingestion

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BUN

Back 25

Blood Urea Nitrogen

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CRF

Back 26

Chronic Renal Failure

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DES

Back 27

Diethyl (Stilbestrol), drug used to treat incontinence in female dogs

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FLUTD

Back 28

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

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K+

Back 29

Potassium

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NA+

Back 30

Sodium

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P/D - P/U

Back 31

Polydipsia / Polyuria

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UA or U/A

Back 32

urinalysis

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USG

Back 33

Urine Specific Gravity - measure of the concentration of the urine

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UTI

Back 34

urinary tract infection