Suffix | Combining Form | Chapter 7 vocab | Pathology terminology | Procedures |
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What is azot/o
Nitrogen
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What is meat/o
meatus
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What is medulla
Inner region of an organ
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What is Wilms tumor
Malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood
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What is CT urography
X-ray images showing multiple cross-sectional and other views of the kidney
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What is olig/o
scanty
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What is trigon/o
trigone
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What is trigone
triangular area in the urinary bladder
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What is interstitial nephritis
Inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules
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What is retrograde pyelogram
X-ray image of the renal pelvis after injection of contrast
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What is -tripsy
crushing
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What is pyel/o
renal pelvis
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What is meatus
Opening or canal
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What is renal failure
Decrease in excretion of wastes results from impaired filtration function
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What is urinary catheterization
Passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder
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What is -poietin
substance that form
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What is vesic/o
urinary bladder
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What is creatinine
Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
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What is pyelonephritis
Inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma
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What is creatinine clearance
Measurement of the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney
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What is kal/o
potassium
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What is cali/o, calic/o
cup-shaped
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What is hilum
Depression in an organ or blood vessels and nerves enter and leave.
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What is hypernephroma
Cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood
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What is renal angioplasty
Dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries
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