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Mod E Unit 2 Words Thompson Institute hbg
| Words | Definitions |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| dips/o | thirst |
| -itis | inflammation |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| olig/o | few |
| poly- | many |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| py/o | pus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| -uria | urine condition |
| anuria | stopping of urine production |
| calculus | abnormal stone |
| catherterization | insertion of a catheter into a body cavity |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| cystoscopy | process of viewing the interior of the bladder |
| dialysis | process of removing waste products & toxins from the blood |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| frequency | urination in short intervals without increase of daily volume of urinary output |
| glycosuria | presence of sugar in urine |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| meatus | an opening or tunnel through any body part |
| micturition | urination |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney stones |
| nocturia | excessive urination at night |
| oliguria | little urine output |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| polyuria | excessive urine output |
| pyelonephritis | bacterial infection of the renal pelvis |
| uremia | presence of excessive urea & other wastes in the blood |
| AGN | acute glomerular nephritis |
| ESRD | end stage renal disease |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| dia- | through |
| lith/o | stone |
| menisc/o | crescent shaped |
| meniscus | curve of a liquid's upper surface |
| urinary incontinence | inability to control urination |
| urinary retention | inability to empty urinary bladder |
| voiding | urination |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UMIC | urine microscopic |