Spoken Terms
Term 1
anuria
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ketones in the urine
ketonuria
sternoclavicular
stern/o - sternum
clavicul/o - clavicle, collar bone
-ar - pertaining to
injury to a tendon
strain
cervic/o
neck
Term 2
cystoscopy
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tumor of fibrous tissue
fibroma
iliopelvic
ili/o - ilium
pelv/o - pelvis
-ic - pertaining to
osteoporosis
loss of calcium and bone tissue causing the bone to become porous, brittle and easily fractured
albumin/o
protein
Term 3
myasthenia
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visual examination of the renal pelvis
pyeloscopy
intervertebral
inter- - between
vertebr/o - vertebrae
-al - pertaining to
UTI
infection, typically bacterial, in any part of the urinary tract - kidney, ureter, urethra or bladder
collar bone
clavicul/o
Term 4
pelvimetry
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fixation or binding of a joint
arthrodesis
hypokalemia
hypo- - below normal
kal/i - potassium
-emia - blood condition
fistula
abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another
crooked, bent
scoli/o
Term 5
rhabdomyolysis
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medicine or treatment of the foot
podiatry
pyelonephritis
pyel/o - renal pelvis
nephr/o - kidney
-itis -inflammation
chronic inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy
interstitial cystitis
-iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
lithiasis