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Schmierer-WWCC Medical Terminology
Chapter 11 Prefix,Suffix,Combining Forms, Medical Terms
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07/31/2018

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albumin/o
Definition
albumin (a protein)
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blast/o
Definition
germ,developing cell
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glomerul/o
Definition
little ball, glomerulus
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gluc/o
Definition
sweet, sugar
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glyc/o, glycos/o
Definition
sweet, sugar
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meat/o
Definition
opening, passage
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nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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pyel/o
Definition
enal pelvis
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ren/o
Definition
kideny
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ureter/o
Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
Definition
urethra
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ur/o, urin/o
Definition
urine
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an-
Definition
without
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dia-
Definition
through
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poly-
Definition
excessive, many
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ket/o, keton/o
Definition
ketone
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noct/o
Definition
night
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olig/o
Definition
few in number
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protein/o
Definition
proetin
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py/o
Definition
pus
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-uresis
Definition
urination
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-uria
Definition
pertaining to urine
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en-
Definition
on, over
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azot/o
Definition
nitrogen
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hydr/o
Definition
water
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spadias/o
Definition
rip, tear
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-cele
Definition
swelling, hernia
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-ptosis
Definition
drooping
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-sis
Definition
state of
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peritone/o
Definition
to strecht over
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son/o
Definition
sound
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vesic/o
Definition
bladder
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AKI
Definition
acute kidney injury
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BUN
Definition
blod urea nitrogen
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cath
Definition
catheter
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ASKD
Definition
end-stage kindey disease
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ESWL
Definition
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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HD
Definition
hemodialysis
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IVP
Definition
intravenous pyelogram
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RP
Definition
retrograde pyelogram
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SG
Definition
specific gravity
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UA
Definition
urinalysis
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UTI
Definition
urinary tract infection
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VCUG
Definition
voiding cystourethrogram
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albuminuria
Definition
physical sign of abnormal renal filtration
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anuria
Definition
kidney disease
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azotemia
Definition
abnormally high levels of urea and other nitrogen- containing compounds in the blood
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bacteriuria
Definition
abnormal presence of bacteria in the urine, sign of urinary tract infection
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diuresis
Definition
discharge in the urine
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dysuria
Definition
difficulty or pain during urination, sign of urinary tract infection
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glycosuria
Definition
abnormal presence of glucose in the urine, sign of endocrine disease
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hematuria
Definition
blood in urine
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ketonuria
Definition
ketone bodies in urine
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nocturia
Definition
urinate frequently at night
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oliguria
Definition
volume of urine declines to less than 500ml within 24 hours
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polyuria
Definition
excessive urinaion
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proteinuria
Definition
presence of protein albimin in urine
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pyuria
Definition
pus in urine, indicates urinary tract infection
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acute kidney injury
Definition
rapid onset disease of kindye failure to produce urine
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cysitis
Definition
inflammation of the urinary bladder
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cystocele
Definition
herniation of the urinary bladder
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cystolith
Definition
stone, or calculus in the urinary bladder
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end-stage kindey disease
Definition
failure of both kidneys to form urine from any cause if life threatening condition
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enuresis
Definition
lack of bladder control amoung kids and elderly
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epispadias
Definition
congenital defect resulting in the abnormal position of the urinary meatus
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glomerulonephritis
Definition
autoimmune disease, attack on glomeruli by ones own white blood cells, or by bacterial infection
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hydronephrosis
Definition
urine in the kidneys, if exit out of the kidneys and blocks urine will back up and cause distension of the renal pelvis
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hypospadias
Definition
tear in the urinary meatus
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incontinence
Definition
inability to control your bladder
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nephritis
Definition
inflammtion of a kidney
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nephroblastoma
Definition
tumor originating from kidney tissue that includes developing embryonic cells
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nephrolithiasis
Definition
one or more stones or calculi within a kidney
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nephroma
Definition
tumor arising from kidney tissue
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nephomegaly
Definition
enlargment of one or both kidneys
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nephropathy
Definition
severe condition of a kindey that leads to end-stage kidney disease
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nephroptosis
Definition
displacement of a kidney
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polycystic
Definition
kidney condtion, presence of numerous cysts occupying kidney tissue
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pyelitis
Definition
imflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyelonephritis
Definition
inflammatory condition of the renal pelvis and pehrons
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strictures
Definition
abnormal narrowing
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uremia
Definition
excess of urea and other nitrogenous
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ureteritis
Definition
inflammation of the ureter
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ureterocele
Definition
herniated ureter
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ureterolithiasis
Definition
one or more stones or calculi within a ureter
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urinary retention
Definition
abnormal accumulation of urine within the urinary bladder
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urinary tract infection
Definition
UTI, infection of the urinary organs
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blood urea nitrogen
Definition
clinical lab test that measures urea concentration
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creatinine
Definition
normal component of urine
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cystectomy
Definition
removal or the urinary bladder
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cystogram
Definition
x-ray image of urinary bladder
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cystourethrogram
Definition
urethra image
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cystolithotomy
Definition
incision made through the urinary bladder wall
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cystoplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the urinary bladder
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cystorrhaphy
Definition
suturing of the urinary bladder
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cystoscopy
Definition
endoscope to view the interior of the urinary bladder
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cystostomy
Definition
surgical creation of an opening into the urinary bladder
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cystotomy
Definition
incision through the urinary bladder wall
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fuluration
Definition
surgical procedure that destroys living tissue
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hemodialysis
Definition
dissolving through blood
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lithotripsy
Definition
sound waves to pulverise stones into smaller peices so they can pass through urine through urethra
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nephrectomy
Definition
surgical procedure that removes a kidney
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nephrogram
Definition
x-ray immage of a kidney
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nephrology
Definition
studie and treats disorders associated with kidneys
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nephrolysis
Definition
surgical procdure during abnormal adhesions are removed from a kidney
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nephropexy
Definition
surgical fixation of a kidney
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nephroscopy
Definition
visual examination of a kidney nephrons
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nephrosongraphy
Definition
ultrasound image of a kidney
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nephrostomy
Definition
surgical creation opening through the body wall
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nephrotomogram
Definition
procedure that image the kidney with a x-ray image to observe internal details
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peritoneal dialysis
Definition
cleansing treatment to compensate for kidney failure
Term
pyelogram
Definition
x-ray image of renal pelvis
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pyelolithotomy
Definition
surgical removal of the stone from the renal pelvis
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pyeloplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the renal pelvis
Term
renal transplant
Definition
replacement of a dysfunctional kidney with a donor kidney
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renography
Definition
injection of radioactive materical into patients kidney
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specific gravity
Definition
measurement of density substance in a liquid compared to water
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ureterecomty
Definition
surgical removal of the ureter
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ureterotomy
Definition
surgical opening of the ureter
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urethropexy
Definition
surgical fixation of the urethra
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urethroplaty
Definition
surgical repair of the urethra
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urinalysis
Definition
combination of lab tests on urine specimin
Term
urinary catheterization
Definition
flexiable tube inserted into the body to transport fluids
Term
urethrostomy
Definition
surgical creation of an opening through the urethra
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urethrotomy
Definition
incision inton the wall of the urethra
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urinary endoscopy
Definition
use of endoscopy to observe internal structures of the urinary system
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vesicourethral
Definition
surgery to stabilize the position of urinary bladder
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urologist
Definition
specializing in disorders of the urinary system
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