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Medical Terminology Chapter 7
Flashcards for Chapter 7 of The Language of Medicine 8th Edition by Davi-Ellen Chabner.
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Arteriole
Definition
Small artery.
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Bowman Capsule
Definition
Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus.
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Calyx or Calix
Definition
Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis.
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Catheter
Definition
Tube for injecting or removing fluid.
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Cortex
Definition
Outer region.
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Creatinine
Definition
Waste product of muscle metabolism; nitrogenous waste excreted in urine.
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Creatinine Clearance
Definition
Measure of efficiency of kidneys in removing creatinine from the blood.
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Electrolyte
Definition
Chemical element that carries electrical charge when dissolved in water.
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Erythropoietin
Definition
Hormone secreted by kidney to stimulate production of red blood cells by bone marrow.
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Filtration
Definition
Passive process whereby some substance, but not all, pass through a filter or other material.
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Glomerulus
Definition
Tiny ball of capillaries (microscopic blood vessels) in cortex of kidney.
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Hilum
Definition
Depression or hollow in the part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave.
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Kidney
Definition
One of two bean-shaped organs behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region.
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Meatus
Definition
Opening or canal.
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Medulla
Definition
Inner region.
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Medullary
Definition
Pertaining to the medulla.
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Micturition
Definition
Urination; act of voiding.
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Nephron
Definition
Combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in kidney. Functional unit of kidney. Each nephron is able to form urine by itself.
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Nitrogenous Waste
Definition
Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine.
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Potassium (K+)
Definition
Electrolyte important to body processes. Regulated in the blood by the kidneys.
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Reabsorption
Definition
Process where renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream.
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Renal Artery
Definition
Blood vessel; carries blood to kidney.
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Renal Pelvis
Definition
Central collecting region in kidney.
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Renal Tubule
Definition
Microscopic tube in the kidney in which urine is formed after filtration.
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Renal Vein
Definition
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney towards the heart.
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Renin
Definition
An enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored, and secreted by the kidney; raises blood pressure.
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Sodium (Na+)
Definition
Electrolyte regulated in blood and urine by the kidneys.
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Trigone
Definition
Triangular area in urinary bladder, in which ureters enter and the urethra exits.
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Urea
Definition
Major nitrogenous waste product excreted in urine.
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Ureter
Definition
Tubes leading from kidneys to urinary bladder.
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Urethra
Definition
Tube leading from urinary bladder to outside of body.
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Uric Acid
Definition
Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine.
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Urinary Bladder
Definition
Hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine.
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Urination
Definition
Process of expelling urine, also called micturition.
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Voiding
Definition
Emptying urine from urinary bladder; urination or micturition.
Term
cali/o, calic/o
Definition
calyx
Term
cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder
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glomerul/o
Definition
glomerulus
Term
meat/o
Definition
meatus
Term
nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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pyel/o
Definition
renal pelvis
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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trigon/o
Definition
trigone (region of bladder)
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ureter/o
Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
Definition
urethra
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vesic/o
Definition
urinary bladder
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albumin/o
Definition
albumin (blood protein)
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azot/o
Definition
nitrogen
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bacteri/o
Definition
bacteria
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dips/o
Definition
thirst
Term
ket/o, keton/o
Definition
ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
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lith/o
Definition
stone
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nocto/o
Definition
night
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olig/o
Definition
scanty
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py/o
Definition
pus
Term
ur/o
Definition
urine (urea)
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urin/o
Definition
urine
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-poietin
Definition
substance that forms
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-tripsy
Definition
to crush
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-uria
Definition
urination; urine condition
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angi/o
Definition
vessel
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glycos/o
Definition
sugar
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hydr/o
Definition
water
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isch/o
Definition
to hold back
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necr/o
Definition
death
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-ectasis
Definition
stretching. dilation
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-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal
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-emia
Definition
blood condition
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-esis
Definition
condition
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-gram
Definition
record
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-lithiasis
Definition
condition of stones
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-lithotomy
Definition
incision for removal of stone
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-lysis
Definition
breakdown, destruction
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement
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-ole
Definition
small
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-osis
Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
Definition
disease
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-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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-ptosis
Definition
drooping, sagging
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-rrhea
Definition
flow, discharge
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-sclerosis
Definition
hardening
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-stenosis
Definition
tightening, stricture
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-stomy
Definition
opening to form a mouth
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-tomy
Definition
cutting
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a-, an-
Definition
no, not, without
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anti-
Definition
against
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dia-
Definition
complete, through
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dys-
Definition
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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en-
Definition
in, within
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peri-
Definition
surrounding
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poly-
Definition
many, much
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retro-
Definition
behind, back, backward
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