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Chapter 12 CNHP 2010
Flash Cards
Term | Definition |
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albumin/o | protein |
dips/o | thirst |
gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | glucose aka sugar |
ket/o, keton/o | ketone bodies |
nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
-oid | suffix meaning resembling |
cystoscope | used to examine the bladder |
polydipsia | excessive thirst |
urologist | physician who specializes in conditions of the urinary system |
glucosuria | sugar in the urine |
ureterolithiasis | the condition of having a stone form in the ureter |
urethral meatus | structure through which urine leaves the body |
renal | kidney |
hilum | indented opening in the kidney where vessels enter and leave |
calyces/calicies | funnel-shaped ducts that carry urine from the nephrons to the renal pelvis |
creatinine/ serum | test to determine the level of creatinine in the blood |
urinary catheterization | placing a tube into the bladder to drain or collect urine |
analgesic | drug that relieves pain |
antispasmodic | drug that relieves spasm |
alb | albumin (protein made by the liver) |
APKD | adult polycystic kidney disease |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
SUI | stress urinary incontinence |
UA | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VCU/VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |