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TERMINOLOGY STRUCTURE Cali/o, calic/o Cyst/o

MEANING Calyx Urinary bladder

Glomerul/o Meat/o Nephr/o

Glomerulus Meatus Kidney

pyel/o Ren/o Trigon/o Ureter/o Urethr/o

Renal pelvis Kidney Trigone (region of the bladder) Ureter Urethra

Vesic/o SUBSTANCES, SIGNS & SYMPTOMS Albumin/o Azot/o Bacteri/o Dips/o Kal/o Ket/o, keton/o

Urinary bladder

TERMINOLOGY Caliceal Caliectasis Cystitis Cystectomy Cystostomy Glomerular capsule Meatal stenosis Paranephric Nephropathy Nephroptosis Nephrolithotomy Hydronephrosis Nephrostomy Pyelolithotomy Renal ischemia Renal colic Trigonitis Ureteoplasty Ureteroileostomy Urethritis Urethroplasty Urethral stricture Intravesical Vesicoureteral reflux

MEANING

Albumin (a protein in the blood) Nitrogen Bacteria Thirst Potassium Ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone) Stone Sodium Night Scanty

Albuminuria Azotemia Bacteriuria Polydipsia Hyperkalemia Ketosis Ketonuria Nephrolithiasis Hyponatremia Nocturia Oliguria

Lith/o Natr/o Noct/o Olig/o SUFFIX OR COMBINING FORM -poietin Py/o -tripsy Ur/o

Substance that forms Pus Crushing Urine (urea)

Erythropoietin Pyuria Lithotripsy Uremia

Urin/o -uria

Urine Urination, urine condition

Enuresis Diuresis Antidiuretic hormone Urinary incontinence Urinary retention Dysuria, anuria, hematuria, glycosuria, polyuria

ABBREVIATIONS ADH ARF BILI BUN CAPD Cath CCPD CKD ClCRCL CRF C&S Cysto ESRD ESWL GFR HD IC KUB PD PKD PKU PUL RP UA UTI VCUG

DESCRIPTION Antidiuretic hormone vasopressin Acute Renal Failure Bilirubin Blood urea nitrogen Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Catheter, catheterization Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Chloride Creatinine clearance Chronic renal failure Culture and Sensitivity testing Cystoscopic examination End Stage Renal Disease Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Glomerular Filtration Rate Hemodialysis Interstitial Cystitis Kidney Ureter and Bladder Peritoneal Dialysis Polycystic Kidney Disease Phenylketonuria Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy Retrograde Pyelogram Urinalysis Urinary Tract Infection Voiding Cystourethrogram

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