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chapter 6-1
medical termenology
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04/29/2014

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uria
Definition
a sufffix that denote a conditon of urine
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micturition
Definition
the process of releasing urine
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urethr/o
Definition
combing form for the tubes that move urine from the kidney to the bladder
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vaso
Definition
the combining form for the sac that stores urine
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pyelonephritis
Definition
an inflammation of the renel plevis of the kidney
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urethro
Definition
the combining form for the tube that conduts urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
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ureterotomy
Definition
an incision of the opening of the urthera
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trigon/o
Definition
thecombining form forthe triangular location in the bladder between the ureterenterance and urethral outlet
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cortico
Definition
the combining form for the outer portion of the kidney
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medullo
Definition
the combining form for the inner portion of he kidney
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kidney
Definition
parenchymal tissue in the urinary system
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retroperitoneal
Definition
thee location of the kidneys behind the lining of the abdominal cavity
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vesico
Definition
a combing form for the urinary bladder
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renal hilum
Definition
the location of the kidneys where the ureter and renal vein leave the kidney and the renal artery enters
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nephrons
Definition
the microscopic functional units of the urinary system
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