Combining Forms
Abbreviation
Short Answers
Terms - uria
Procedure
100
vesic/o
What is urinary bladder
100
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
What is CAPD
100
Abnormally low levels of sodium in the bloodstream
What is hyponatremia?
100
pyuria
What is pus
100
surgical incision into the kidney to remove a stone
What is nephrolithotomy
200
ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
What is ket/o, keton/o
200
retrograde pyelogram
What is RP
200
The excessive production of urine (polyuria)
What is Diuresis
200
hematuria
What is blood
200
Excision of a kidney
What is nephrectomy
300
kal/o
What is potassium
300
intravenous pyelogram
What is IVP
300
A drug or chemical (caffeine or alcohol) that causes diuresis to occur.
What is diuretic?
300
glycosuria
What is sugar
300
Visual examination of the urinary bladder via endoscope
What is cyctoscopy
400
pyel/o
What is renal pelvis
400
kidney, ureter, and bladder
What is KUB
400
abnormally low levels of sodium in the bloodstreams.
What is hyponatremia
400
kenetonuria
What is ketones or acetones
400
Crushing of stones
What is lithotripsy
500
meat/o
What is meatus
500
Blood Urea nitrogen
What is BUN
500
is abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood. The major cause is chronic renal failure.
What is Hyperkalemia
500
albuminuria
What is protien
500
New Opening of the ureters to a segment of ileum (in place of the bladder)
What is ureteroileostomy
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