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Lang of Medi Ch
The Lang of Medicine Ch 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cali/o, calic/o | calyx (calix |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| trigon/o | trigone (region of the bladder |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| albumin/o | albumin (a protein in the blood) |
| azot/o | nitrogen |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| dips/o | thirst |
| kal/o | potassium |
| ket/o, keton/o | ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone) |
| lith/o | stone |
| natr/o | sodium |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| -poietin | substance that forms |
| py/o | pus |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| ur/o | urine(urea) |
| urin/o | urine |
| -uria | urination; urine condition |
| ADH | antidiruetic hormone - vasopressin |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| BILI | bilirubin |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CAPD | continuous ambulatory peretoneal dialysis |
| Cath | catheter, catherterization |
| CCPD | continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CI- | chloride - an electrolyte excreted by the kidney |
| CRCL | creatinine clearance; also seen as CrCI and CLcr |
| CRF | chronic renal failure - progressive loss of kidney function |
| C | culture and sensitivity testing |
| cysto | cystoscopic examination |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| HCO3- | bicarbonate - an electrolyte conserved by the kidney |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| IC | interstitial cystitis |
| K+ | potassium - an electrolyte |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, and bladder |
| Na+ | sodium - an electrolyte |
| PD | peritoneal dialysis |
| pH | potential hydrogen; scale to indicate degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| PKU | phenylketonuria |
| PUL | percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram |
| sp gr | specific gravity |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
| arteriole | small artery |
| calyx or calix (pluran calyces or calices | cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis |
| cortex | ourter region of an organ; the renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney. |
| creatinine | nitrogenous waste excreted in urine. Creatinine clearance is a measure of the efficiency of the kidneys in removing (clearing) creatinine from the blood. |
| electrolyte | chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water. They are necessary for functioning of muscles and nerves. The kidneys maintain the proper balance of them and water in the blood. |
| erythropoietin (EPO) | hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow. -poietin means a substance that forms. |
| filtration | process whereby some substances, but not all, pass through a filter. In the kidney, blood pressure forces materials thru the filter (glomerulus). |
| glomerular capsule | enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus. It is also know as Bowman capsule and it collects the material that is filtered from the blood thru the walls of the glomerulus. |
| glomerulus (plural: glomeruli) | timy ball of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in the kidney. |
| hilum | depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave. |
| meatus | opening or canal |
| medulla | inner region of an organ. |
| nephron | combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney. |
| nitrogenous waste | substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine. |
| potassium (K+) | an electrolyte regulated by the kidney so that a proper concentration is maintained within the blood. It is essential for allowing muscle contraction and conduction of nervous impulses. |
| reabsorption | process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream. |
| renal artery | blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney |
| renal pelvis | central collecting region in the kidney |
| renal tubule | microscopic tubes in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration. |
| renal vein | blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney adn toward the heart. |
| renin | hormone secreted by the kidney; it raises blood pressure by influencing vasoconstriction (narrowing of the blood vessles). |
| sodium (Na+) | an electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys; needed for proper transmission of nerve impulses, heart activigty, and other metabolic functions. |
| trigone | triangular area in the urinary bladder. |
| urea | major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine. |
| ureter | one of the two tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. |
| uric acid | nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine. |
| urination | process of voiding; also called micturition. |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney. |
| interstitial nephritis | inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules. |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney stones (renal calculi). |
| nephrotic syndrome (nephrosis | group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine. |
| polycystic kidney disease (PKD) | multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney. |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma. |
| renal cell carcinoma (hypernephroma) | cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood. |
| renal failure | kidney decreases excretion of wastes as a result of impaired filtration function. |
| renal hypertension | high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease. |
| Wilm's tumor | malignant tumor of the kidney ocurring in childhood. |
| diabetes insipidus | antidiuretic hormone is not secreted adequately, or the kidney is resistant to its effect. |
| diabetes mellitus | insulin is not secreted adequately or not used properly in the body. |
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