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Urinary System Medical Termonology
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Nursing
12th Grade
04/02/2012
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cyst/o
 Definition
bladder, sac
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
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lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculous
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noct/l
 Definition
night
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olig/o
 Definition
scanty, few
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
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meat/o
 Definition
meatus (opening)
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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blast/o
 Definition
developing cell, germ cell
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glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
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tom/o
 Definition
cut, section
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azot/o
 Definition
urea, nitrogen
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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albumin/o
 Definition
albumin
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urin/o
 Definition
urine, urinary tract
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ur/o
 Definition
urine, urinary tract
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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-uria
 Definition
urine, urination
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening, dissolution, separating
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-ptosis
 Definition
drooping, sagging, prolapse
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-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing, repairing
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-iasis
 Definition
condition
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-esis
 Definition
condition
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KUB
 Definition
kidney, ureter, and bladder. simple x-ray umage of the abdomen.
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UTI
 Definition
Urinary Tract Infection
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IVP
 Definition
x-ray image of the renal pelvis
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hypospadias
 Definition
congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the underside ofthe penis, similar. A similar defect can occur in females.
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hematuria
 Definition
blood in the urine
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epispadias
 Definition
congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis, can occur similarly in women too.
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calculus
 Definition
stone in the kidney
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enuresis
 Definition
involuntary urination, bed-wetting
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