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The Urinary system (183 cards)

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ammonia

full word 🟫

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toxic breakdown product of amino acids

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bladder

full word 🟫

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hollow sac that holds fluid

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calyx (calyces, pl)

full word 🟫

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funnel-shaped structure

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filter

full word 🟫

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porous substance used to separate liquids and gases from particulate matter, or to subject a substance to the action of a filter

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filtrate

full word 🟫

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liquid that has passed through a filter

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filtration

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process of passing liquid through a filter

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glomerulus

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network of capillaries in a nephron

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hilum (hila, pl)

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the opening where the nerves and blood vessels enter and leave an organ

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kidney

full word 🟫

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organ of excretion

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nephron

full word 🟫

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filtration unit of the kidney, comprised of glomerulus and renal tube

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nephrology

full word 🟫

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medical specialty of diseases of the kidney

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nephrologist

full word 🟫

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medical specialist in the disorders of the kidney

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nitrogenous

full word 🟫

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containing ot generating nitrogen

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renal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the kidney

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urea

full word 🟫

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end product of nitrogen metabolism

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ureter

full word 🟫

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tube that connects each kidney to the urinary bladder

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ureteral

full word 🟫

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pertaining to a ureter

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urine

full word 🟫

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fluid and dissolved substances excreted by the kidney

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urinary

full word 🟫

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pertaining to urine

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urinate

full word 🟫

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to pass urine

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urination

full word 🟫

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process of passing urine

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urology

full word 🟫

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medical specialty that studies that urinary system

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urologist

full word 🟫

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specialist in urology

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urological

full word 🟫

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pertaining to urology

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ammon- ## Footnote root 🟥
ammonia
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filtr- ## Footnote root 🟥
strain through
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gen- ## Footnote root 🟥
create
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ureter- ## Footnote root 🟥
ureter
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urin- ## Footnote root 🟥
urine
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nephr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
kidney
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nitr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
nitrogen
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ren/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
kidney
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ur/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
urinary system
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-ia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-ate ## Footnote suffix 🟦
composed of, pertaining to
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-ation ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process
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-logy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
study of
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-logist ## Footnote suffix 🟦
one who studies
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-ous ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-al ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ary ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ical ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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diuretic ## Footnote full word 🟫
agent that increases urine output
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diuresis ## Footnote full word 🟫
excretion of large volume of urine
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glomerulonephritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
infection of the glomeruli of the kidney
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hematuria ## Footnote full word 🟫
blood in the urine
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nephrectomy ## Footnote full word 🟫
surgical removal of a kidney
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nephroblastoma | Wilms tumor ## Footnote full word 🟫
cancerous kidney tumor of childhood
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nephropathy ## Footnote full word 🟫
any disease of the kidney
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nephrotic syndrome | nephrosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
glomerular disease with marked loss of protein
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pyelogram ## Footnote full word 🟫
x-ray image of renal pelvis and ureters using contrast media
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blast- ## Footnote root 🟥
immature cell
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hemat- ## Footnote root 🟥
blood
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glomerul/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
glomerulus
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pyel/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
renal pelvis
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-etic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-esis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-itis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
inflammation
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-uria ## Footnote suffix 🟦
urine
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-ectomy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
surgical excision
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-oma ## Footnote suffix 🟦
tumor, mass
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-pathy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
disease
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-tic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-osis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-gram ## Footnote suffix 🟦
record
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di- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
complete
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anuria ## Footnote full word 🟫
absence of urine production
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dialysis ## Footnote full word 🟫
an artficial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water from the body
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hemodialysis ## Footnote full word 🟫
an artificial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water directly from the blood
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nephritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the kidney
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oliguria ## Footnote full word 🟫
scanty production of urine
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polycystic ## Footnote full word 🟫
composed of many cysts
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pyelonephritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
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sibling ## Footnote full word 🟫
brother or sister
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transplant ## Footnote full word 🟫
the act of transferring tissue from one person to another
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uremia ## Footnote full word 🟫
a complex of symptoms arising from renal failure
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olig- ## Footnote root 🟥
scanty
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cyst- ## Footnote root 🟥
sac, bladder, cyst
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sib- ## Footnote root 🟥
relative
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-plant ## Footnote root 🟥
insert
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-lysis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
destruction
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-ic ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ling ## Footnote suffix 🟦
small
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-emia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
a blood condition
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an- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
a lack of
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poly- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
many
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trans- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
across
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calculus (calculi, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
small stone
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dipstick ## Footnote full word 🟫
a strip of plastic or paper bearing squares of reagent that change color to indicate presence of chemicals
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extracorporeal ## Footnote full word 🟫
outside the body
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flank ## Footnote full word 🟫
side of the body between the pelvis and the ribs
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groin ## Footnote full word 🟫
crease where the thigh joins the abdomen
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hydronephrosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
dilation of the pelvis and calyces of a kidney
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hydronephrotic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or duffering from the dilation of the pelvis and calyces of the kidney
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lithotripsy ## Footnote full word 🟫
crushing stones by sound waves
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lithotripter ## Footnote full word 🟫
instrument that generates sound waves
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nephrolithiasis ## Footnote full word 🟫
presence of a kidney stone
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peristalasis ## Footnote full word 🟫
waves of alternate contraction and relaxation of the muscle wall of a tube
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corpor- ## Footnote root 🟥
body
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stalsis- ## Footnote root 🟥
constrict
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lith/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
stone
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hydr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
water
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-eal ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-tripsy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
crushing
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-tripter ## Footnote suffix 🟦
crusher
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-iasis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition, state of
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extra- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
outside
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peri- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
around
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enuresis ## Footnote full word 🟫
involuntary bedwetting
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meatus ## Footnote full word 🟫
the external opening of a passage
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micturition ## Footnote full word 🟫
act of passing urine
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micturate ## Footnote full word 🟫
pass urine
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reflex ## Footnote full word 🟫
an involuntary response to a stimulus
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sphincter ## Footnote full word 🟫
a band of muscles that encircles an opening
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urethra ## Footnote full word 🟫
tube that carries urine from bladder to outside
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urethral ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the urethra
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void ## Footnote full word 🟫
the evacuate urine or feces
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voluntary ## Footnote full word 🟫
acting in obedience to the will
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involuntary ## Footnote full word 🟫
independent of or contrary to the will
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enur- ## Footnote root 🟥
urinate in
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mictur- ## Footnote root 🟥
pass urine
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urethr- ## Footnote root 🟥
urethra
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-ition ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process
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in- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
not
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cystitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the urinary bladder
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dysuria ## Footnote full word 🟫
difficulty or pain with urination
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incontinence ## Footnote full word 🟫
inability to prevent discharge of urine or feces
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incontinent ## Footnote full word 🟫
denoting incontinence
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pyelitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyelonephritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
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retention ## Footnote full word 🟫
holding back in the body what should normally be discharged
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suprapubic ## Footnote full word 🟫
above the symphysis pubis
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urethritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of the urethra
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vesicoureteral reflux ## Footnote full word 🟫
backward flow of urine from the bladder into the ureter
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contin- ## Footnote root 🟥
hold together
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pub- ## Footnote root 🟥
pubis
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flux- ## Footnote root 🟥
flow
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vesic/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
bladder
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-ence ## Footnote suffix 🟦
state of
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-ent ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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dys- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
bad difficult
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supra- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
above
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re- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
back
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cast ## Footnote full word 🟫
a cylindrical mold formed by materials in kidney tubules
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cystoscope ## Footnote full word 🟫
an endoscope inserted to view inside of the bladder
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cystoscopy ## Footnote full word 🟫
the process of using a cystoscope
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cystourethrogram ## Footnote full word 🟫
x-ray image during voiding to show structure and function of bladder and urethra
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glycosuria ## Footnote full word 🟫
presence of glucose in urine
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ketone ## Footnote full word 🟫
chemical formed in uncontrolled diabetes or in starvation
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ketosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
excess production of ketones
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ketoacidosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
excessive production of ketones, making the blood acid
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nitrate ## Footnote full word 🟫
chemical formed in urine by e. coli and other microorganisms
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proteinuria ## Footnote full word 🟫
presence of protein in urine
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retrograde ## Footnote full word 🟫
reversal of a normal flow
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urinalysis ## Footnote full word 🟫
examination of urine to separate it into its elements and define their kind/quality
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protein- ## Footnote root 🟥
protein
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-grade ## Footnote root 🟥
going
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glyc/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
glucose
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ket/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
ketones
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acid/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
acid, low pH
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-scope ## Footnote suffix 🟦
instrument for viewing
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-scopy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
to examine
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-sis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
abnormal condition
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retro- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
backward
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anticholinergic ## Footnote full word 🟫
antagonistic to parasympathetic nerve fibers
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antidepressant ## Footnote full word 🟫
a agent used to counteract depression
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hyperkalemia ## Footnote full word 🟫
an excessive amount of potassium in the blood
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osmosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
the passage of a solvent across a cell membrane
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potent ## Footnote full word 🟫
possessing strength and power
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thiazide ## Footnote full word 🟫
a class of diuretic
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uric acid ## Footnote full word 🟫
a chemical of white crystals poorly soluble in urine
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uricosuric ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to excessive amounts of uric acid in urine
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cholin- ## Footnote root 🟥
choline
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erg- ## Footnote root 🟥
work
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-depress ## Footnote root 🟥
press down
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osmo- ## Footnote root 🟥
push
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thiaz- ## Footnote root 🟥
blue dye
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uric/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
urine
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-ant ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ide ## Footnote suffix 🟦
having a special quality
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-suric ## Footnote suffix 🟦
excess
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anti- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
against
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hyper- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
excess
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