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Test 4-Chapter 14
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04/28/2009

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dia-
Definition
passing through
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albumin
Definition
protein
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azot
Definition
urea or nitrogen
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blast
Definition
developing cell, germ cell, bud
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cyst
Definition
bladder, sac
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glomerul
Definition
little ball
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gluc
Definition
sugar
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hydr
Definition
water
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keton
Definition
ketone
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lith
Definition
stone
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meat
Definition
opening
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nephr
Definition
kidney
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noct
Definition
night
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olig
Definition
few in number
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py
Definition
pus
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pyel
Definition
renal pelvis
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ren
Definition
kidney
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spadias
Definition
rip
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torn
Definition
cut
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ureter
Definition
ureter
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vesic
Definition
bladder, sac
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-cele
Definition
hernia, swelling, protrusion
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-tripsy
Definition
surgical crushing
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-trophy
Definition
nourishment, development
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-uresis
Definition
urination
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-uria
Definition
urine
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glomerulus
Definition
a coiled capillary tucked within the space of a Bowman's capsule through which blood passes, leaking fluids through openings in its wall during the process of filtration
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urinary meatus
Definition
the external opening of the urethra
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nephron
Definition
the subunits of each kidney, composed of a renal corpuscule and a renal tubule
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renal pelvis
Definition
a membrane enclosed basin that collects urine in the interior of the kidney
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renal cortex
Definition
outer portion of the interior of the kidney
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renal medulla
Definition
inner portion of the interior of the kidney
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renal corpuscule
Definition
composed of the Bowman's capsule and glomerulus
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renal tubule
Definition
the long twisting part of a nephron
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ureters
Definition
paired, narrow tubes that conduct urine from each kidney to the bladder
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urethra
Definition
tube that conveys urine from the bladder
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internal urethral sphincter
Definition
an involuntary muscle that keeps urine from entering the urethra while in bladder
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external urethral sphincter
Definition
a voluntary muscle that releases urine from urethra
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Bowman's capsule
Definition
hollow, ball-shaped structure located at one end of a nephron that includes an internal membrane which filters fluid passing out of the glomerulus
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hilum
Definition
the concave side of the kidney which receives the renal artery, vein, nerves and ureter.
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micturition
Definition
the release of urine, also called voiding
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albuminuria
Definition
protein (albumin) in the piss
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anuresis
Definition
inability to piss
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anuria
Definition
absence of urine
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azotemia
Definition
abnormally high urea in the blood
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diuresis
Definition
excessive pissing
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diuresis
Definition
excessive pissing
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dysuria
Definition
difficulty or pain when pissing
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enuresis
Definition
too void urine, involuntary
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hematuria
Definition
blood in the piss
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hematuria
Definition
blood in the piss
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oliguria
Definition
reduced amount of piss
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polyuria
Definition
lots of piss
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pyuria
Definition
pus (white blood cells) in your piss
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cystitis
Definition
inflammation of the urinary bladder
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cystocele
Definition
protrusion of the urinary bladder
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cystolith
Definition
stones in the bladdder
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epispadias
Definition
a congenital defect resulting in the urinary meatus positioned on the dorsal surface of your dick
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glomerulonephritis
Definition
inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney
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hydronephrosis
Definition
water in the kidney
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hypospadias
Definition
congenital in which the urinary meatus opens on the underside of your dick or hatchet wound
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incontinence
Definition
involuntary discharge of urine
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nephroblastoma
Definition
tumor originating from the kidney that includes developing embryonic cells, also called Wilms' tumor
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nephrohypertrophy
Definition
excessive of the kidney
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polycistic kidney
Definition
kidney condition characterized by the condition of many polyps
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nephromegaly
Definition
enlargement of kidney
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nephroptosis
Definition
condition of a drooped kidney position
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pyelitis
Definition
inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pylonephritis
Definition
inflammation of the renal pelvis and nephrons
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renal calculi
Definition
stones in the kidney
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stricture
Definition
abnormal narrowing
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nephrolithiasis
Definition
presence of one or more stones in the kidney
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uremia
Definition
an excess of urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood, caused by kidney failure
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ureteritis
Definition
inflammation of a ureter
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ureterocele
Definition
protrusion of a ureter
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ureterolithiasis
Definition
presence of stones in a ureter
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ureterostenosis
Definition
condition of a narrowed ureter
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urethrocystitis
Definition
inflammation of the urethra and the urinary bladder
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urinary retention
Definition
abnormal accumulation of urine in the urinary bladder resulting from an inability to void
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urinary supression
Definition
an acute stoppage of urine formation by the kidneys
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urinary tract infection
Definition
infection of urinary organs; usually the urethra and bladder, in which symptoms include fever dysuria, and lumbar or abdominal pain
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blood urea nitrogen
Definition
a clinical lab test that measures urea concentration in a sample of blood as an indicator of kidney function; elevated equals kidney disease.
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creatinine
Definition
a protein that is a normal component of urine, as a result of muscle metabolism; elevated levels in a urine sample indicate kidney disease
Term
cystectomy
Definition
excision of the urinary bladder
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cystography
Definition
imaging the bladder
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cystolithotomy
Definition
incision into the bladder to remove a stone.
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cystoplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the bladder
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cystorrhaphy
Definition
suturing of the bladder
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cystoscopy
Definition
endoscope to examine the bladder
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cystotomy
Definition
incision into the bladder; vesicotomy
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cystourethrography
Definition
imaging of the bladder and the urethra
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fulguration
Definition
a surgical procedure that destroys living tissue with an electric spark; commonly used to remove tumors or polyps from the interior bladder wall
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meatosocpy
Definition
use of a modified endoscope to examine the urinary meatus
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meatotomy
Definition
incision into the urinary meatus used to enlarge it
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nephrectomy
Definition
excision of a kidney
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nephrography
Definition
x-ray imaging of the kidney
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nephrolysis
Definition
freeing of the kidney from inflammatory adhesions
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nephropexy
Definition
surgical fixation of an abnormally mobile kidney
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nephroscopy
Definition
examination of the kidney
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nephrosonography
Definition
an ultrasound procedure in which a kidney is imaged with the use of sound waves
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nephrostomy
Definition
surgical creation of an artificial opening into the kidney, between the renal pelvis and the kidney exterior
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nephrotomography
Definition
x-ray technique to image the kidney
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peritoneal dialysis
Definition
a procedure in which toxic wastes are removed from the peritoneal cavity reservoir by artificial filtration to compensate kidney failure.
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pyelithotomy
Definition
incision into the renal pelvis to remove a stone
Term
pyeloplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the renal pelvis
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pyelostomy
Definition
surgical creation of an opening into the renal pelvis to provide an alternate exit route for urine
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renal transplant
Definition
replacing a nonfunctional kidney from a donor
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specific gravity
Definition
the relative concentration of water molecules in a liquid sample; in a lab, this evaluates filtration and water reabsorption in the kidney
Term
ureterostomy
Definition
surgical creation of an artificial opening through the ureter to provide an alternate exit route for urine.
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urethropexy
Definition
surgical fixation of the urethra to correct stress inconvenience.
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ostomy
Definition
surgical creation of an opening
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urinary catherization
Definition
insertion of a catheter, a flexible tube for channeling fluids into the the urinary bladder to drain urine.
Term
urinary endoscopy
Definition
use of an endoscope to view internal structures of the urinary system
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urinometer
Definition
instrument that measures the water density of urine; specific gravity
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vesicourethral suspension
Definition
a surgery performed to stabilize the urinary bladder position as a treatment for stress inconvenience
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