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LSS Paramedic 2009-1&2
Medical Terminology-Urinary
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09/07/2009

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Term
cyst/o, vesic/o
Definition
bladder
Term
glyc/o, glycos/o
Definition
glucose
Term
hydr/o
Definition
water
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-iasis
Definition
abnormal condition
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lith/o, -lith
Definition
stone, calculus
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meat/o
Definition
meatus (opening)
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nephr/o, ren/o
Definition
kidney
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noct/i
Definition
night
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olig/o
Definition
scanty, few
Term
poly-
Definition
many
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-ptosis
Definition
prolapse, sagging
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pyel/o
Definition
renal pelvis
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ur/o, urin/o
Definition
urine
Term
ureter/o
Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
Definition
urethra
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-uria
Definition
urine condition
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IVP
Definition
intravenous pyelogram (a record of the renal pelvis after injection of contrast)(also IVU)
Term
KUB
Definition
kidney, ureters, bladder
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UA
Definition
urinalysis
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UTI
Definition
urinary tract infection
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BUN
Definition
blood urine nitrogen
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creatinine
Definition
waste containing nitrogen removed from the blood by the kidneys and excreted into the urine.
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specific gravity
Definition
the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard substance. (eg water is the standard substance for liquids and solids.)
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urinalysis
Definition
a diagnostic analysis of the urine
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urinary meatus
Definition
opening of the urethra
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catheter
Definition
a thin flexible tube inserted into a bodily passage, vessicle, or cavity to allow fluids to pass into or out of it, to distend it, or to convey diagnostic or other instruments through it.
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diuretic
Definition
increasing the volume of urine excreted, medicine, or agent.
Term
(hemo-)dialysis
Definition
a process used in treating a blood disease
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(peritoneal)dialysis
Definition
a process of removing wastes from the blood by introducing a special fluid into the abdomen. The wastes pass into the fluid from the bloodstream, and then the fluid is drained from the body.
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