Urinary system Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
meat/o | meatus (opening) |
nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
albumin/o | albumin |
azot/o | urea, nitrogen |
blast/o | developing cell, germ cell |
glyc/o, glycos/o | sugar |
hydr/o | water |
lith/o | stone, calculus |
noct/i | night |
olig/o | scanty, few |
son/o | sound |
tom/o | cut, section |
urin/o, ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
retention | no pee comes out |
urinalysis | physical, chemical and microscopic analysis |
centrifuge | machine that tests pee |
renal calculi | kidney stones |
nephrotic syndrome | proteinuria, too much protein in the urine |
hypoalbuminemia | low albumin concentration in blood, resulting from loss of albumin from the blood through holes in the damaged glomeruli |
edema | general tissue swelling caused by accumulation of fluids in tissue spaces |
acute glomerulonephritis | most common form of kidney disease |
cystitis | infection of the bladder |
ADH - antidiuretic hormone | decreases urine production |
anuria | absence of urine |
oliguria | scanty amounts of urine |
polyuria | unusually large amounts of urine |
hydronephrosis | swelling of kidney due to water build up |
renal colic | pain cause by renal calculi (stones) |
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