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Urology System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -edema | swelling |
| -cele | hernia |
| -ence | state of |
| -esis | a process |
| -ization | a process of making, creating, or inserting |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| ur/o- | urine; urinary system |
| urin/o- | urine; urinary system |
| urethr/o- | urethra |
| ureter/o- | ureter |
| noct/o- | night |
| nephr/o- | kidney; nephron |
| micturi/o- | making urine |
| kal/i- | Potassium |
| ket/o- | ketones |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| hydr/o- | water |
| glycos/o- | sugar |
| cyst/o- | bladder |
| vesic/o- | bladder |
| ren/o- | kidney |
| pyel/o- | renal pelvis |
| lith/o- | stone |
| enur/o- | to urinate |
| olig/o- | scanty; few |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| parenchyma | functional part of an organ |
| nephron | parenchyma of the kidney |
| oliguria | scanty urination |
| anuria | no urine production |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| ESRD | end stage renal disease |
| I&O | Intake and Output |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| Glycosuria | Sugar in the urine |
| Incontinence | Involuntary urination at any time |
| Enuresis | Bedwetting |
| Micturition | Urination; voiding |
| Pyuria | Pus in the urine |