Chapter 12 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| albumin/o | protein |
| dips/o | thirst |
| meat/o | meatus (opening) |
| py/o | pus |
| -oid | suffix meaning resembling |
| cystoscope | special kind of endoscope that is used to examine the bladder |
| poly- | suffix meaning many |
| glucosuria | sugar in the urine |
| -iasis | suffix meaning formation or presence of |
| nephrosis | abnormal condition of the kidney |
| pyonephritis | term for suppurative (forming pus) inflammation of the kidney |
| hilum | indented opening in the kidney where vessels enter and leave |
| renal medulla | inner part of the kidney |
| collecting duct | tubule that connects the nephrons to the renal pelvis |
| resectoscope | urologic endoscope inserted through the urethra to resect (cut and remove) lesions of the bladder, urethra, or prostate |
| nephrotomy | incision into the kidney |
| nephrolithotomy | incision into the kidney for the removal of stones |
| pyeloplasty | surgical reconstruction of the renal pelvis |
| stent placement | use of a device (stent) to hold open vessels or tubes (e.g., an obstructed ureter) |
| diuretic | drug that increases the secretion of urine |
| alb | albumin |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| UA | urinalysis |
| ketonuria | presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
| pyuria | presence of white cells in the urine, usually indicating infection |
| uremia (azotemia) | excess of urea and other nitrogenous waste in the blood as a result of kidney failure |
| scout film | plain-film x-ray image obtained to detect any obvious pathology before further imaging |
| protein | chemical test used to detect the presence of protein (A nitrogenous compound) in the urine |
| stent placement | use of a device to hold open vessels or tubes |
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