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Ren/o
Prerenal
Kidney
Before or in front of the kidney
Nephr/o
Nephrosis
Kidney
Any noninflammatory disease condition of the kidney
Glomerul/o
Juxtaglomerular
Glomerulus
Near the glomerulus
Pyel/o
Pyelectasis
Renal pelvis
Dilatation of the renal pelvis
Cali/o, calicectomy
Calicectomy
calyx
Excision of a renal calyx
Ur/o
Urosepsis
Urine, urinary tract
Generalized infection that originates in the urinary tract
Urin/o
Nocturia
Urine
Urination during the night
Ureter/o
Ureterostenosis
Ureter
Narrowing of the ureter
Cyst/o
Cystocele
Urinary bladder
Hernia of the bladder
Vesic/o
Supravesical
Urinary bladder
Superior to the urinary bladder
ADH
Antidiurectic Hormone
ATN
Acute tubular necrosis
CAPD
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CMG
cystometrography; cystometrogram
EPO
Erythropoietin
ESWL
Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
GU
Genitourinary
IVU
Intravenous urography
KUB
Kidney-ureter-bladder (radiography)
PEP
Protein electrophoresis
Tm
Maximal transport capacity
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
ARF
Acute renal failure
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
CCPD
continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis
CRF
chronic renal failure
ESRD
end-stage renal disease
GFR
Glomerular filtration rate
IVP
intravenous pyelography
K
Potassium
Na
Sodium
SG
Specific Gravity
UA
Urinalysis
Author
Crystelle
ID
13710
Card Set
Urinary System
Description
roots of kidney and urinary tract, abbreviations
Updated
2010-04-09T20:11:21Z
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