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Urology System
Term | Definition |
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-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 |