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31 Cards in this Set
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cysto |
bladder |
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iasis |
suffix meaning condition or state |
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nephro |
kidney |
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olig |
little, few |
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pyo |
pus |
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pyel |
pelvis |
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uro/ urin |
urine |
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hilium |
narrow part of kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter |
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kidney |
kidenere (old english for womb +egg) Organ that excretes urine |
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nephron |
structure within the kidney in which the urine production process begins |
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renal fascia |
protective outer covering of the kidney |
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retroperitoneal |
space between the parietal peritoneum and the muscles and bones of the peritoneium |
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urea |
(from french word uree) Natural waste product of metabolism that is excreted in urine |
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urethra |
tube that conducts urine away from the bladder for expulsion |
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urine |
water and soluble substances excreted by the kidneys |
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anuria |
absence of protein in the urine |
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calculus |
(latin word meaninng stone) kidney stone |
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cystalgia |
pain in the bladder |
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enuresis |
bedwetting |
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incontinence |
inability to control urine |
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nephrooptosis |
prolapse of the kidney (nephro=kidney; ptosis=falling downward or prolapse) |
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oliguria/polyurina |
(oligo=few/ uro=urine) diminished urine production excessive urine production |
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pyelonephritis |
inflammation of the renal or kidney pelvis due to local bacterial infection |
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pyuria |
(py=pus; uro=urine) pus in the urine |
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renal failure |
imparement of renal function that leads to rentention of urea, cratinine, and other waste products |
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renal hypoplasia |
(plasia= formation)
underdeveloped kidney |
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uremia |
an excess of urea in the blood |
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catheter |
flexibile tube that allows the passage of fluid from or into a body cavity |
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dialysis |
filtration to remove colloidial particles from fluid; method of artificial kidney function |
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hemodialysis |
removeal of unwanted substances from the blood |
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lithotripsy |
(litho-stone/ tripsy-crushing) treatment where a stone is broken up into smaller particles |
