Lang. Medicine ch 7 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
cali/o | calyx |
calic/o | calyx |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
glomerul/o | glomerulus(collection on capillaries) |
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) |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
dips/o | thirst |
ket/o | ketone bodies(ketoacids and acetone) |
keton/o | ketone bodies(ketoacids and acetone) |
lith/o | stone |
noct/i | night |
olig/o | scanty |
-poietin | substance that forms |
py/o | pus |
-tripsy | to crush |
ur/o | urine(urea) |
urin/o | urine |
-uria | urination, urine condition |
in- | not |
-tin | hold |
con- | together |
ADH | Antiduretic hormone, vasopressin |
ARF | acute renal failure |
BILI | bilirubin |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
CAPD | continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
Cath | catheter, catherization |
CCPD | continuous sycling peritoneal dialysis |
CKD | chronic kidney disease, (a condition during which serum creastinine and BUN levels rise and may reslut in impairment of all body systems |
CL- | chloride: an electrolyte excreted by the kidney |
CRF | chronic renal failure: progressive loss of kidney function |
cysto | cystoscopic examination |
ESRD | end-stage renal disease: see CKD |
ESWL | estracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
HCO3- | bicarbonate: an electrolyte conserved by the kidney |
HD | hemodialysis |
IC | interstitial cystitis: chronic inflammation of the bladder wall: not caused by bacterial infection and not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
K+ | potassium, an electrolyte |
KUB | kidney, ureter and bladder |
Na+ | sodium, an electrolyte |
PD | peritoneal dialysis |
pH | symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
PKU | phenylketonuria |
sp gr | specific gravity |
UA | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
Kidney | 1 of 2 bean shaped organs retroperioneal bilateral of the spine in the lumbar regions. Weight 4-6 ozs |
Cortex | outer core of the kidney |
Medulla region | inner region of the kidney |
Ureter | 2 musular tubes 16-18" lond lined w muous membranes. Carry urine in peristaltic waves to the urinary bladder |
Urinary Bladder | hollow muscular sac in the pelvic cavity, Temporary reserve for urine. |
Trigone | Triangle space at the base of the bladder where ureters enter and the urethra exits. |
Urethra | membranous tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. |
Micturition/ Urination | Voiding process of expellin urine thru the urethra |
Meatus | external opening of the urethra |
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