Abbreviations
STD
What is "sexually transmitted disease?"
-ia means
The prefix in the word hydrolysis means...
What is water?
nephro/o and ren both mean
What is kidney
The name of the pouch where urine is held BEFORE being released
What is bladder?
UA
What is "urinalysis?"
-tripsy means
Polyurea is a word that means "too much urine." However, the prefix means something else.
What is many?
Nitr/o means...
What is nitrogen?
These are the TWO organs responsible for filtering waste out of the blood.
What are "kidneys"
What is "urinary tract infection?"
-al, -ary, -ate, -ical all mean
What is "pertaining to?"
What is around?
filtr means
What is filter?
These are the very small filtering units inside of each kidney. There are over 1 million of these in each kidney.
Nephrons
ESRD
What is "end stage renal failure?"
erythropoietin is a word where the suffix means
What is "the maker?"
What is "across"
A urologist is someone who specializes in
What is "the urinary system?"
Named after the scientist who discovered it, this loop is where a large amount of water reabsorption occurs.
What is the "Loop of Henle"
KUB
What is "kidney, ureter, and bladder"
The word paralyzer has a suffix that means
What is "separator?"
This prefix means "backward"
What is retro?
The root mictur means
What is "pass urine?"
What is glomerulus?