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Combining forms, suffixes, prefixes, & terms

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cali/o, calic/o   calyx (calix); cup shaped  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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meat/o   meatus  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ren/o   kidney  
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trigon/o   trigone (region of the bladder)  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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vesic/o   urinary bladder  
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albumin/o   albumin (a protein in the blood)  
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azot/o   nitrogen  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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dips/o   thirst  
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kal/o   potassium  
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ket/o, keton/o   ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)  
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lith/o   stone  
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natr/o   sodium  
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noct/o   night  
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olig/o   scanty  
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-poietin   substance that forms  
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py/o   pus  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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ur/o   urine (urea)  
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urin/o   urine  
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-uria   urination; urine condition  
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arteriole   small artery  
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calciferol   active form of vitamin D, secreted by the kidney  
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calyx, calix   cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis  
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catheter   tube for injecting or removing fluids  
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cortex   outer region of an organ  
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creatinine   nitrogenous waste excreted in urine  
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electrolyte   chemical element that carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water  
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erythropoietin (EPO)   hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow  
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filtration   process where some substances, but not all, pass through a filter  
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glomerular capsule   enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus  
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glomerulus   tiny ball of capillaries in the kidneys  
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hilum   depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave  
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kidney   one of two bean-shaped organs on either side of the backbone  
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meatus   opening or canal  
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medulla   inner region of an organ  
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nephron   combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney  
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nitrogenous waste   substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine  
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potassium (K+)   electrolyte regulated by the kidney so that a proper concentration is maintained within the blood  
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reabsorption   process whereby renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream  
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renal artery   blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney  
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renal pelvis   central collecting region in the kidney  
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renal tubule   microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration  
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renal vein   blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and towards the heart  
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renin   hormone secreted by the kidney  
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sodium (Na+)   electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys  
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trigone   triangular area in the urinary bladder  
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urea   major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine  
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ureter   one of the two tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder  
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urethra   tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body  
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uric acid   nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine  
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urinary bladder   hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine  
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urination (voiding)   process of expelling urine; also called micturition  
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erythropoietin (EPO)   a hormone that stimulates RBC production in the bone marrow  
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caliectasis   widening of the calyx  
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caliceal   pertaining tot he calyx  
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cystitis   inflammation of the urinary bladder  
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cystectomy   removal of the urinary bladder  
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cystostomy   new opening to urinary bladder  
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glomerular capsule   capsule surrounding the glomerus  
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meatal stenosis   narrowing of the opening or canal  
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paranephric   pertaining to near the kidney  
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nephropathy   disease of the kidneys  
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nephroptosis   drooping or sagging kidney  
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nephrolithotomy   removal of a kidney stone  
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hydronephrosis   abnormal fluid in the kidney  
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nephrostomy   new opening to the kidney  
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pyelolithotomy   removal of a stone from the renal pelvis  
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renal ischemia   to hold back blood from the kidney  
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renal colic   kidney pain  
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trigonitis   inflammation of the trigone  
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ureteroplasty   surgical repair of the ureter  
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ureteroileostomy   a new opening from the ureter to the small intestine  
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urethritis   inflammation of the urethra  
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urethroplasty   surgical repair of the urethra  
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urethral stricture   abnormal narrowing of the urethra  
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intravesical   within the urinary bladder  
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vesicoureteral reflux   urine flows from the bladder back to the ureters  
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albuminuria   urine condition of the albumin  
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azotemia   excessive nitrogen in the blood  
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bacteriuria   bacteria in the urine (UTI)  
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polydipsia   pertaining to excessive thirst  
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hyperkalemia   excessive potassium in the blood  
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ketosis   abnormal condition of ketone bodies  
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ketonuria   ketone bodies in the urine  
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nephrolithiasis   abnormal condition of kidney stones  
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hyponatremia   low sodium in the blood  
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nocturia   excessive urination at night  
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oliguria   small amount of urine  
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erythropoietin   substance that forms RBC's  
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pyuria   pus in the urine  
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lithotripsy   crushing of a stone  
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uremia   urine products in the blood  
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enuresis   bed wetting  
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diuresis   complete formation of urine  
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antidiuretic hormone   hormone that stops the production of urine  
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urinary incontinence   loss of control of urine to the bladder  
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