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Urinary System

Chapter 10 Medical Terms

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6 Functions of the Kidneys: Maintain appropriate blood volume, maintain chemical composition of blood, maintain blood pH, excretion of waste, regulate blood pressure, stimulate erythrocyte production.
albumino albumin
-ation process
-esis action, process, result of
glycoso sugar
oligo few, scanty
uro urine or urinary tract
urino urine
-uria urine or urination
nephrons functional unit of the kidney
cysto bladder
glomerulo glomerulus
glomerulus filtering structure of the kidney
nephro kidney
reno kidney
pyelo renal pelvis
renal pelvis reservoir in the kidney that collects the urine
uretero ureter
urethro urethra
cystocele a bladder hernia that protrudes into the vagina
polycystic kidney disease a hereditary disorder characterized by hundreds of fluid-filled cysts throughout both kidneys
polyp a tumor on mucosal surface
Urinary Bladder where urine is stored until urination
Ureter tube through which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder
Urethra Tubular passage by which urine is discharged from the bladder
malacia softening
urinary incontinence inability to hold urine in the bladder
urinary retention inability to empty the bladder
lithotripsy surgical crushing of stones
Nephrotoxic destructive to kidney tissue
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