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CH 11 A MED TERM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| albumin/o | albumin protein |
| albuminoid | resembling protein |
| oid | resembling |
| azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
| azotemia | nitrogenous blood condition |
| emia | blood condition |
| bacteri/o | bacteria singular bacterium |
| bacteriuria | bacteria in the urine |
| uria | urine |
| cysto | bladder |
| cystoscope | instrument for examining the bladder |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| vesico | bladder |
| vesicocele | hernia swelling in the bladder |
| cele | hernia swelling |
| glomerulo | glomerulus |
| glomerulopathy | disease of the glomerulus |
| pathy | disease |
| kal/i | potassium an electrolyte |
| kaliuresis | potassium in the urine |
| ur | urine |
| esis | condition |
| ketono | ketone bodies acids and acetones |
| ketonuria | ketone bodies in the urine |
| uria | urine |
| litho | stone calculus |
| lithotripsy | crushing of stones |
| tripsy | crushing |
| meato | opening meatus |
| meatotomy | incision in the meatus |
| otomy | incision |
| nephro | kidney |
| nephropexy | fixation of the kidney |
| pexy | fixation of an organ |
| reno | kidney |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| al | pertaining to |
| nocto | night |
| nocturia | urinating at night |
| uria | urine |
| oligo | scanty |
| oliguria | scanty urine |
| uria | urine |
| pyo | pus |
| pyouria | pus in the urine |
| uria | urine |
| pyel | renal pelvis |
| pyeloplasty | repair of the renal pelvis |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| ur | urine urinary tract |
| urolith | stones in the urinary tract |
| lith | stone calculus |
| ureter | ureter |
| ureterectasis | expansion of the ureter |
| ectasis | dilation expansion |
| urethr | urethra |
| urethrostenosis | narrowing of the urethra |
| stenosis | narrowing stricture |
| genesis | forming producing origin |
| lithogenesis | forming stones |
| lith | stone calculus |
| iasis | abnormal condition produced by something specific |
| lithiasis | abnormal condition of stones |
| lith | stone calculus |
| uria | urine |
| polyuria | many urinations |
| poly | many much |
| dia | through across |
| dialysis | destruction across or through something |
| lysis | separation; destruction, loosening |
| retro | backward, behind |
| retroperitoneal | being the peritoneum |
| peritone | peritoneum |
| al | pertaining to |
| urology | branch of medicine concerned with urinary disorders and diseases of the male reproduction system |
| urologist | physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary disorders |
| nephrologist | physician who practices the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the kidney electrolyte imbalance renal transplantation and dialysis therapy |
| dysuria | pain during urination |
| nephrology | the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the kidney electrolyte imbalance renal transplantation and dialysis therapy |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the glomerular membrane in the nephrons |
| permeable | leaky |
| proteinuria | protein in the urine |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| bacteriuria | bacteria in the urine |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| calculi | stones |
| urolithiasis | part of the urinary tract |
| nephrolithiasis | arise from the kidney |
| ureterolithiasis | lodge in the ureters |
| colic | throbbing pain |
| refluxes | flows backwards |
| extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) | ultrasound shock waves generated from a machine outside the body |
| percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) | create an opening into the kidney to remove the stone |
| lithotriptor | electrohydraulic probe |
| nephrostomy | tube to drain urine from the kidney during the healing process |
| acute tubular necrosis ATN | the tubular portion of the nephron |
| nephrotoxic ATN | ingestion of toxic drugs |
| ischemic ATN | decrease in blood supply |
| oliguria | scanty urine production |
| hypercalcemia | increased blood levels of calcium |
| transurethral resection of bladder tumor TURBT | an electric current or high energy laser using a device passed through the urethra |
| cystectomy | the removal of the bladder |
| biological therapy; immunotherapy | treatments that stimulate the immune response |
| intravesical | 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 shockwave lithotripsy |
| IC | interstitial cystitis |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram; intravenous pyelography |
| pH | symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| PCNL | percutaneous |
| 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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