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Mod E
Unit #2
Term | Definition |
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a- | without |
cyst/o | bladder |
dips/o | thirst |
-itis | inflamation |
meat/o | meatus |
nephr/o | kidney |
olig/o | few (little) |
poly- | many (excessive) |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
py/o | pus |
ren/o | kidney |
-urea | urine condition |
anuria | stopping of urine production |
calculus | abnormal stone |
catheterization | insertion of a catheter into a body cavity |
cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
cystoscopy | process of viewing the interior of the bladder |
dialysis | process of removing waste products & toxins from the blood |
dysura | painful urination |
frequency | urination in short intervals without increase of daily volume of urinary output |
glycosuria | presence of sugar in urine |
hematurea | blood in urine |
meatus | an opening or tunnel through any body part |
micturition | urination |
nephrolithiasis | kidney stones |
nocturea | excessive urination at night |
oliguria | lttle urine output |
polydipsia | excessive thirst |
polyuria | excessive urine output |
pyelonephritis | bacterial infecion of the renal pelvis |
uremia | presence of excessive urea & othe wastes in the blood |
AGN | acute glomerurlar nephritis |
ESRD | end stage renal disease |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
dia- | through |
lith/o | stone |
menisc/o | crescent shaped |
meniscus | curve of a liquid's upper surface |
urinary incontinence | inability to empty urinary bladder |
voiding | urination |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
UA | urinalysis |
UMIC | urine microscopic |