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Lang. Medicine ch 7
Language of Medicine 7th edition Ch 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cali/o | calyx |
| calic/o | calyx |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus(collection on capillaries) |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| trigon/o | trigone(region of the bladder) |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| albumin/o | albumin(a protein in the blood) |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| dips/o | thirst |
| ket/o | ketone bodies(ketoacids and acetone) |
| keton/o | ketone bodies(ketoacids and acetone) |
| lith/o | stone |
| noct/i | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| -poietin | substance that forms |
| py/o | pus |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| ur/o | urine(urea) |
| urin/o | urine |
| -uria | urination, urine condition |
| in- | not |
| -tin | hold |
| con- | together |
| ADH | Antiduretic hormone, vasopressin |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| BILI | bilirubin |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CAPD | continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| Cath | catheter, catherization |
| CCPD | continuous sycling peritoneal dialysis |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease, (a condition during which serum creastinine and BUN levels rise and may reslut in impairment of all body systems |
| CL- | chloride: an electrolyte excreted by the kidney |
| CRF | chronic renal failure: progressive loss of kidney function |
| cysto | cystoscopic examination |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease: see CKD |
| ESWL | estracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
| HCO3- | bicarbonate: an electrolyte conserved by the kidney |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| IC | interstitial cystitis: chronic inflammation of the bladder wall: not caused by bacterial infection and not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| K+ | potassium, an electrolyte |
| KUB | kidney, ureter and bladder |
| Na+ | sodium, an electrolyte |
| PD | peritoneal dialysis |
| pH | symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| PKU | phenylketonuria |
| sp gr | specific gravity |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
| Kidney | 1 of 2 bean shaped organs retroperioneal bilateral of the spine in the lumbar regions. Weight 4-6 ozs |
| Cortex | outer core of the kidney |
| Medulla region | inner region of the kidney |
| Ureter | 2 musular tubes 16-18" lond lined w muous membranes. Carry urine in peristaltic waves to the urinary bladder |
| Urinary Bladder | hollow muscular sac in the pelvic cavity, Temporary reserve for urine. |
| Trigone | Triangle space at the base of the bladder where ureters enter and the urethra exits. |
| Urethra | membranous tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. |
| Micturition/ Urination | Voiding process of expellin urine thru the urethra |
| Meatus | external opening of the urethra |
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