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Ch.11.A Med Term
Ch.11.A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nephr | kidney |
| noct | night |
| ren | kidney |
| olig | scanty |
| py | pus |
| pyel | renal pelvis |
| ur | urine |
| ureter | ureter |
| urethr | urethra |
| -genesis | forming; producing; origin |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -uria | urine |
| dia- | through |
| retro- | backward |
| albumin | albumin protien |
| azot | nitrogenous compounds |
| bacteri | bacteria |
| cyst | bladder |
| vesic | bladder |
| glomerul | glomerulus |
| kal/i | poassium |
| keton | ketone bodies (acids and acetones) |
| lith | stone |
| meat | opening, meatus |
| albuminoid | resembling albumin |
| azotemia | nitrogenous compounds in the blood |
| oid | resembling |
| emia | blood conndition |
| uria | urine |
| bacteriuria | bacteria in urine |
| cystoscope | instrument for examining the bladder |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| ur | urine |
| esis | condition |
| kaliuresis | condition of potassium in the urine |
| ketonuria | acids or acetones in the urine |
| lithotripsy | crushing a stone |
| lith | stone |
| meatotomy | enlarging the urethra opening |
| pexy | fixation of an organ |
| al | pertaining to |
| nephropexy | fixation of the kidney |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| nocturia | urinating at night |
| oliguria | scanty urine |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| urolith | stone in the urinary tract |
| ureterectasis | dilation of a ureter |
| ectasis | dilation |
| urethrostenosis | stricture of the urethra |
| stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| lithogenesis | forming a stone |
| lithiasis | abnormal condition produced by a stone |
| polyuria | much urine |
| poly | many, much |
| dialysis | loosening through |
| lysis | separation |
| retroperitoneal | behind the peritoneum |
| periton | peritoneum |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| urology | branch of medicine concerned with urinary disorders and disease of the male reproductive system |
| urologist | physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary ddisorders |
| nephrologists | specialize in diseases of the kidney, electrolyte imbalance, renal transplantation, and dialysis therapy |
| nephrology | study of diseases of the kidney, electrolyte imbalance, renal transplantation, and dialysis therapy |
| glemerulonephritis | inflammation of the glomerular membrae |
| permeable | leaky |
| proteinuria | protein in the urine |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| bacteruria | bacteria in the urine |
| calculi | stone |
| urolithasis | stones in any part of the urinary tract |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney stones |
| ureterolithasis | stones lodged in the ureters |
| colic | throbbing pain |
| refluxes | flowing backward |
| extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy | crushing a stone through shockwaves outside the body |
| percutaneous nephrolithotomy | a small incision into the kidney to remove the stone |
| lithotriptor | an ultrasonic or electro hydraulic probe to break down a stone |
| nephrostomy | tube to drain urine from the kidney during the healing process |
| acute tubular necrosis | the tubular portion of the nephron is injured |
| nephrotoxic ATN | the tubular portion of the nephron is injured due to the ingestion of toxic drugs |
| ischemic ATN | the tubular portion of the nephron is injured due to a decrease in blood supply |
| oliguria | scanty urine production |
| hypercalcemia | increased blood levels of calcium |
| transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) | high energy later device passed through the urethra to destroy malignant tissue |
| cystectomy | removal of the bladder |
| biological therapy; immunotherapy | treatments that stimulate the immune ressponse |
| interavesical | delivered intravenously or directly into the bladder |
| ATN | acute tubular necrosis |
| BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| cysto | cystoscopy |
| EMG | electromyogram, electromyography |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
| IC | interstitial cystitis |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram, intravenous pyelography |
| pH | acidity or alkalinity |
| PCNL | percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| TURBT | transurethral resection of bladder tumor |
| UA | urinalysis |
| US | ultrasound, ultrasonography |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrography |
| VUR | vesicoureteral reflux |
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