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Med Terms Ch 9
MOD 2
Term | Definition |
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nephr/o | Kidney |
cyst/o | urinary bladder or sac of fluid |
-cele | herniation or protrusion |
ureter | tube that brings urine from the Kidney to the urinary bladder |
hydr/o | water |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-uria | urine |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
ur/o | urine |
-stasis | control, maintenance of a constant level |
olig | scanty, few |
-lysis | destruction or seperation |
dia- | complete or through |
an- | without |
-itis | inflammation |
-tripsy | to crush |
glomerulus | a cluster of capillaries, the first part of the Kidney |
Polyuria | excessive urination |
Lithotripsy | crushing of stones |
Oliguria | scanty urination |
Anuria | without urine |
Hemodialysis | Process of filtering the blood (removes the waste from the body) |
Cystocele | prolapsed bladder |
Urethra | tube that drains urine from the bladder to outside the body |
poly- | many |
Micturition | process of urination |