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CHNP 2010 CH.12

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albumin/o protein
bacteri/o bacteria
cyst/o, vesic/o bladder or sac
dips/o thirst
glomerul/o glomerulus (small ball)
gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o glucose (sugar)
ket/o, keton/o ketone bodies
meat/o meatus (opening)
nephr/o, ren/o kidney
py/o pus
pyel/o renal pelvis (basin)
ur/o, urin/o urine
ureter/o ureter
-oid suffix meaning resembling
albuminoid resembling albumin (referring to any protein)
anti- prefix meaning against
-al suffix meaning pertaining to
-scope instrument for examination
cystoscope special kind of endoscope that is used to examine the bladder
vesictomy, cystotomy an incision into the bladder
urologist physician who specializes in conditions of the urinary system
glucosuria sugar in the urine
glomeruli plural form of glomerulus
ketonuria presence of ketone bodies in the urine
ketosis the condition of increased ketone bodies in the body
ureterolithiasis the condition of having a stone form in the ureter
hilum indented opening in the kidney where vessels enter and leave
renal artery one of two blood vessels that branch off the abdominal aorta that supplies the kidney with blood
blood urea nitrogen (BUN) blood test to determine the level of urea in the blood: a high BUN indicates the inability of one or both kidneys to excrete urea
creatinine clearance testing measurements of the level of creatinine in the blood and in a 24-hour urine specimen to determine the rate at which creatinine is "cleared" from the blood by the kidneys
urologic endoscopic surgery use of specialized endoscopes (e.g., resectoscope) within the urinary tract to perform various surgical procedures, such as resection of a tumor, repair of an obstruction, stone retrieval, or stent
intracorporeal lithotripsy method of destroying stones with the urinary tract using discharges of electrical energy that are transmitted to a probe within a flexible endoscope; most commonly used to pulverize bladder stones
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