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Everest345 mod e wk 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| af- | toward |
| albumin/o | protein |
| cyst/o | sac, bladder |
| dia- | through, between apart |
| diur/o | tending to increase urine output |
| -ef | out |
| -en | in, into, within |
| -esis | state, condition |
| hemat/o | blood |
| -iasis | condition, state |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -lysis | destruction |
| meat/o | opening |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| -otomy | incision |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| -tripsy | crushing stone |
| ureter/o | tube from kidney to bladder |
| urethra/o | tube from bladder to outside the body where urine is released |
| uria | urine, urination |
| afferent | going or moving toward center |
| albuminuria | protein in urine |
| diuresis | increased excretion of urine |
| efferent | going or moving away from center |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine at night |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| hemodialysis | removing poison in blood as blood goes through a machine |
| meatotomy | incision into urinary meatus |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of renal calculi |
| nocturia | excessive night urination |
| calculus | stone in the body composed of minerals |
| catheterization | passage of a tube into the urinary bladder |
| diuretic | medicine that pulls fluid from cells to increase urine output |
| excrete | elimination of waste material |
| incontinence | inability to control excretion of waste |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | x-ray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
| micturition | urination, void |
| urinalysis | test performed on urine |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| antidiuretic | medicine used to maintain fluid level in body |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| dialysis | filtering of blood by machine outside the body |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the glomerulous |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney |
| uremia | excess poisonous waste products in the blood |
| Urologist | physician who specializes in disorders of the urinary system |
| peritoneal dialysis | filtering poisons from the blood through a catheter in the abdomen |
| urea | protein compound found in urine and blood |
| alkalosis | dangerous amount of alkaline in the body |
| acidosis | dangerous amount of acid and hydrogen in the body |
| nosocomial infection | infection acquired during hospitalization |
| sediment | solid particles that settle out of liquid |
| -ferent | to carry |
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