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Medical Terminology

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Term
Definition
cali/o   calyx / cup-shaped  
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cyst   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  
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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  
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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   ketone bodies  
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keton/o   ketone bodies  
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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 (very little)  
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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  
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urin/o   urine  
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-uria   urination / urine condition  
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glycos/o   sugar  
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nephrolithiasis   kidney stones  
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polycystic kidney disease   multiple fluid-filled sacs within and on the kidney  
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pyelonephritis   inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma  
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renal failure   decrease in excretion of wastes results from impaired filtration function  
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renal hypertension   high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease  
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diabetes insipidus (type 1)   antidiuretic hormone is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to the antidiuretic hormone  
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diabetes mellitus (type 2)   insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects  
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blood urea nitrogen   measurement of urea levels in the blood  
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CT urography   x-ray images obtained using computed tomography show multiple cross-sectional and other views of the kidney  
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kidneys, ureters and bladder   x-ray examination of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder  
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renal angiography   x-ray examination of the blood vessels of the kidney  
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MRI   changing magnetic field produces images of the kidney and surrounding structures in three planes of the body  
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cystoscopy   direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope  
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dialysis   process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood  
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lithotripsy   urinary tract stones are crushed  
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renal angioplasty   dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries  
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renal biopsy   removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination  
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renal transplant   surgical transfer of a kidney from a donor to a recipient  
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urinary catheterization   passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder  
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ADH   antidiuretic hormone  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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CKD   chronic kidney disease  
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CRF   chronic renal failure  
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K+   potassium  
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KUB   kidney, ureter, bladder  
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NA+   sodium  
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PKD   Polycystic kidney disease  
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UA   urinalysis  
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UTI   urinary tract infection  
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