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med term c13 wpa
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| albumin | albumin |
| azot | nitrogen |
| bacteri | bacteria |
| calcul | stone |
| cali | calyx |
| cyst | cyst; fluid sac; bladder |
| glomerul | glomerulus |
| glyc | sugar; glucose |
| lith | stone; calculus |
| meat | meatus |
| nephr | kidney |
| noct | night |
| olig | scanty |
| peritone | peritoneum |
| py | pus |
| pyel | renal pelvis |
| ren | kidney |
| trigon | trigone |
| ur | urine; urinary tract |
| ureter | ureter |
| urether | urethra |
| urin | urine |
| vesic | urinary bladder |
| xanth | yellow; yellowish |
| a, an | not; without |
| dia | complete; through |
| dys | painful; difficult |
| hyper | above; above normal; excessive |
| inter | between |
| poly | many; much |
| al, ary, eal, ic, ous | pertaining to |
| cele | hernia; swelling; protrusion |
| e | noun; no meaning |
| ectasia | dilation; expansion |
| gram | record; image |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| in | chemical; chemical compound; substance |
| logist | specialist |
| lysis | breakdown; separation; loosening |
| malacia | softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| osis | process; abnormal condition |
| pathy | disease |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| poietin | substance that forms |
| ptosis | droop; sag; prolapse; protrude |
| sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
| scropy | visual examination using a scope |
| stitial | pertaining to standing or positioned |
| tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| tripsy | crushing |
| uria | urination; condition of urine |
| us | structure; tissue; thing |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CAT | computerized axial tomography |
| CATH | catheter |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| CT | computerized tomography |
| CYSTO | cystoscopy; cystoscopic examination |
| DC | discontinue |
| DI | diabetes insipidus |
| DM | diabetes melitus |
| FF | force fluids |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| I/O | intake and output |
| IC | interstitial cystitis |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | kidney; ureters; bladder |
| NEG | negative |
| pH | degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| PKU | phenylketonuria |
| sp gr | specific gravity |
| TNTC | too numerous to count |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |