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Chapter 7
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cali/o | calyx / cup-shaped |
| cyst | urinary bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| trigon/o | trigone |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| albumin/o | albumin |
| azot/o | nitrogen |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| dips/o | thirst |
| kal/o | potassium |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| keton/o | ketone bodies |
| lith/o | stone |
| natr/o | sodium |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | scanty (very little) |
| -poietin | substance that forms |
| py/o | pus |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin/o | urine |
| -uria | urination / urine condition |
| glycos/o | sugar |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney stones |
| polycystic kidney disease | multiple fluid-filled sacs within and on the kidney |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma |
| renal failure | decrease in excretion of wastes results from impaired filtration function |
| renal hypertension | high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease |
| diabetes insipidus (type 1) | antidiuretic hormone is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to the antidiuretic hormone |
| diabetes mellitus (type 2) | insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects |
| blood urea nitrogen | measurement of urea levels in the blood |
| CT urography | x-ray images obtained using computed tomography show multiple cross-sectional and other views of the kidney |
| kidneys, ureters and bladder | x-ray examination of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
| renal angiography | x-ray examination of the blood vessels of the kidney |
| MRI | changing magnetic field produces images of the kidney and surrounding structures in three planes of the body |
| cystoscopy | direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope |
| dialysis | process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood |
| lithotripsy | urinary tract stones are crushed |
| renal angioplasty | dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries |
| renal biopsy | removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination |
| renal transplant | surgical transfer of a kidney from a donor to a recipient |
| urinary catheterization | passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| K+ | potassium |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| NA+ | sodium |
| PKD | Polycystic kidney disease |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
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