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61 Cards in this Set
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Glomerul/o
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Glomerulus
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Nephr/o
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Kidney
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Ren/o
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Kidney
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Pyel/o
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Renal pelvis
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Cyst/o
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Bladder
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Vesic/o
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Bladder
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Meat/o
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Opening, meatus
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Trigon/o
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Trigone
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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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Ur/o
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Urinary tract, urine
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Albumin/o
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Albumin (protein)
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Azot/o
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Nitrogenous
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Kal/i
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Potassium
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Ket/o
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Ketone bodies
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Keton/o
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Ketone bodies
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Urin/o
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Urinary tract, urine
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Andr/o
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Male
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Balan/o
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Glans penis
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Gonad/o
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Gonads, sex glands
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Orch/o
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Testes
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Orchi/o
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Testes
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Orchid/o
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Testes
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Test/o
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Testes
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Prostat/o
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Prostate gland
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Spermat/o
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Sperm
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Sperm/o
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Sperm
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Vas/o
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Vessel, vas deferens, duct
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Homeostasis
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Relative constancy or equilibrium in the internal environment of the body
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Nephroma
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Tumor of the kidney
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Urethrodynia
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Pain in the urethra
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Urography
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Process of recording images of the urinary tract
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Hypokalemia
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Abnormally low concentraion of potassium in the blood
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Ketonuria
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Ketone bodies in the urine
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Dialysis
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Process of removing toxic materials from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so
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Polyuria
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Excessive secretion and discharge of urine
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Urgency
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Sudden compelling urge to urinate
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Ureterolithiasis
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Presence of calculi in the ureter
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Pyelonephritis
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Infection of the renal pelvis, tubules, and interstitial tissue
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Nocturia
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Excessive urination at night
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Azotemia
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Retention of excessive amounts of nitrogenous compounds in the blood
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Incontinence
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Inability to control urine from the bladder
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Cryptorchism
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Failure of testicle to descend into the scrotum
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Epispadias
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Congenital defect in which the male urethra opens on the upper side of the penis instead of at the end
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Gonorrhea
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STD that affects the genitourinary tract
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Hypospadias
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Congenital defect in which the male urethra opens on the underside of the penis instead of at the end
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Phimosis
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Stenosis of preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be pushed back over the glans penis
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Glomerulosclerosis
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Fibrous scar tissue that has replaced the glomeruli causing the loss of blood fitration
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Ureterocele
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Swelling of the ureter
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Aspermia
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Failure to form semen or to ejaculate
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Anorchism
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Absence of one or more testicles
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Pyelogram
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Writing/record of the renal pelvis
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Pyelectasis
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Dilation of the renal pelvis
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Urethrostenosis
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Narrowing or stricture of the urethra
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Azoturia
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Nitrogenous compounds in the urine
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Orchidectomy
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Excision of a testicle
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Polydipsia
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Condition of excessive thirst
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Vassal
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Pertaining to the vas deferens
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Hydrocele
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Accumulation of fluid in the space around the testis
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Cystolitholapaxy
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Removal of a kidney stone from the bladder by crushing it and extracting the particles via irrigation
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Oliguria
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Diminished or scanty urination in relation to fluid intake
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