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Medical Term. Words
Chapter 9
Term | Definition |
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Organs of Urinary System | kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
parts in a kidney | nephrons, glomerulus, loop of henle |
cyst/o | bladder |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
meat/o | meatus, opening |
Nephr/o ; ren/o | kidney |
noct/ | night |
Ur/o | urine |
-ectasia | dialation |
-uria | condition of urine |
kidneys are retroperitoneal | behind the peritoneum |
peritoneum | the serous membrane lining the abdomen |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
C & S | culture and sensitivity |
what type of membrane lines that urinary system? | mucous membrane |
homeostasis | keeping things the same |