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Chapter 9 Urinary System

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azot/o   nitrogenous waste  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder  
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glycos/o   sugar, glucose  
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keton/o   ketones  
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lith/o   stones  
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meat/o   meatus  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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noct/i   night  
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olig/o   scanty  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ren/o   kidney  
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ur/o   urine  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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-lith   stone  
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-lithiasis   condition of stones  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing  
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-uria   condition of the urine  
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cystalgia   bladder pain  
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cystectomy   removal of the bladder  
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cystogram   record of the bladder  
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cystic   pertaining to the bladder  
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cystitis   inflammation of the bladder  
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cystolith   bladder stone  
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cystostomy   create an opening into the bladder  
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cystotomy   incision into the bladder  
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cystopexy   surgical fixation of the bladder  
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cystoplasty   surgical repair of the bladder  
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cystorrhagia   rapid bleeding from the bladder  
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cystoscope   instrument to visually examine the bladder  
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lithrotripsy   surgical crushing of stone  
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lithotomy   incision to remove the stone  
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nephrectomy   removal of a kidney  
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nephrogram   x-ray of the kidney  
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nephritis   kidney inflammation  
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nephrolith   kidney stone  
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nephrologist   kidney specialist  
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nephromalacia   softening of the kidney  
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nephromegaly   enlarged kidney  
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nephroma   kidney tumor  
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nephrosis   abnormal kidney condition  
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nephroptosis   drooping kidney  
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nephrostomy   create a new opening into the kidney  
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nephrotomy   incision into a kidney  
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nephropathy   kidney disease  
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nephropexy   surgical fixation of kidney  
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nephrolithiasis   condition of kidney stones  
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nephrosclerosis   hardening of the kidney  
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pyelogram   x-ray of the renal pelvis  
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pyelitis   renal pelvis inflammation  
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pyeloplasty   surgical repair of the renal pelvis  
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renal   pertaining to the kidney  
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urologist   specialist in urine  
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uremia   accumulation of waste products (nitrogenous wastes) in the bloodstream  
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ureteral   pertaining to the ureter  
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ureterectasis   ureter dilation  
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ureterolith   ureter stone  
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ureterostenosis   narrowing of a ureter  
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uretheral   pertaining to the urethra  
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urethralgia   urethra pain  
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urethritis   urethra inflammation  
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urethrorrhagia   rapid bleeding from the urethra  
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urethroscope   instrument to visually examine the urethra  
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urethrostenosis   narrowing of the urethra  
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urinary   pertaining to the urine  
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anuria   condition of no urine  
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bacteriuria   bacteria in the urine  
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dysuria   difficult or painful urination  
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glycosuria   sugar in the urine  
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hematuria   blood in the urine  
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ketonuria   ketones in the urine  
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nocturia   frequent nighttime urination  
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oliguria   scanty amount of urine  
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polyuria   too much urine  
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proteinuria   protein in the urine  
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pyuria   condition of pus in the urine  
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anuria   suppression o furine formed by the kidneys  
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azotemia   accumulation of nitrogenous waste in the bloodstream  
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calculus   stone formed with an organ  
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catheter   flexible tube insterted into the body for the purpose of removing or inserting fluids  
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diuresis   increased formation and secretion of urine  
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enuresis   involuntary discharge of urine  
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nocturnal enuresis   bed-wetting at night  
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frequency   greater than normal occurence in the urge to urinate  
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hesitancy   decrease in the force of the urine stream (symptom of blockage along the urethra)  
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nephrology   branch of medicine that specializes in the treament and diagnosis of kidney diseases and disorders  
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renal colic   pain caused by a kidney stone  
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nephrologist   kidney specialist  
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stricture   narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system  
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urgency   feeling the need to urinate immediately  
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urinary incontinence   involuntary release of urine  
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urology   branch of medicine that treats and diagnoses the urinary system (and male reproductive system)  
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voiding   urination  
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diabetic nephropathy   accumulation of damage to the glomerulus capillaries due to chronic high blood sugars of diabetes mellitus  
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nephrolithiasis   presence of calculi in the kidney. usually begins with the solidification of salts in the urine. (kidney stones)  
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nephroptosis   downward displacement of the kidney out of its normal location; aka floating kidney  
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polycystic kidneys   formation of multiple cysts within the kidney tissue. Results in the destruction of normal kidney tissue and uremia.  
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Renal failure   inability of the kidneys to filter wastes from the blood resulting in uremia. May be acute or chronic. Typically results in dialysis.  
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cystocele   hernia or protrusion of the urinary bladder into the wall of the vagina.  
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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)   Infection, usually from bacteria, of any organ of the urinary system  
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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)   blood test to measure kidney function by the level of nitrogenous waste (urea) that is in the blood  
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Clean Catch specimen (CC)   Urine sample obtained after cleaning off the urinary opening and catching/collecting a sample of urine midstream  
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urinalysis (UA)   test that consists of physical, chemical and microscopic examination of urine  
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Urine Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)   Attempt to grow bacteria on a culture medium in order to identify and determine which antibiotics it is sensitive to.  
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cystography   process of instilling dye into the bladder to visualize the urinary bladder on x-ray  
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intravenous pyelogram (IVP)   Injecting a contrast medium into the vein and then taking x-ray to visualize the renal pelvis.  
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kidneys ureters bladder (KUB)   x-ray taken of the abdomen to visually examine the kidneys ureters and bladder (no dye)  
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cystoscopy   visual examination of the urinary bladder using an instrument called a cystoscope  
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catheterization   Insertion of a tube through the urethra and into the urinary bladder for purposes of withdrawing urine or inserting dye.  
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hemodialysis (HD)   Use of artificial kidney machine that filters the blood.  
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lithotripsy   destroying or crushing stones in the bladder or urethra  
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nephrolithotomy   removal of stones from the kidney  
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diuretic   medication to increase the volume of urine produced by the kidneys  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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cath   catheterization  
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Cl-   chloride  
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C   culture & sensitivity  
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cysto   cystoscopy  
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GU   genitourinary  
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H2O   water  
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I   intake and output  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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K+   Potassium  
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KUB   kidney, ureter, bladder  
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Na+   Sodium  
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U/A   urinalysis  
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UTI   urinary tract infection  
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