Suffixes | Combining Forms | Medical Terms | Pathology of the Nephrotic System | Miscellanous |
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What is -cele?
Hernia, tumor or swelling
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What is glomerul/o?
glomerulus
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What anatomy?
Study of structure
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What is Edema?
is excessive fluid accumulation in the body tissues
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What is Hydronephrosis?
is swelling of one or both of the kidney's due to obstruction resulting in reflux of urine
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What is -pexy?
surgical fixation
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urethro/o?
urethra
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What is ureteral orifices?
Urine drains from the ureters into the bladder through the __________
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What is Nephrotic
pertaining to the kidney
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What is Nephroptosis?
prolapse of the kidney
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What is -uria
urination, urine
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What is cyst/o?
urinary bladder, cyst
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What is renal cortex?
outer region of the kidney
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What is hyperproteinuria?
abnormally high concentration of protein in the urine
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What is Nephropyosis?
pus in the kidney
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What is -tripsy?
to crush
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What is nephr/o?
kidney
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What is renal vein?
carries filtered blood from the kidneys to bloodstream after passing through the glomerulus
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What is Nephrotic Syndrome
also known as nephrosis
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What is polycystic?
A kidney disease is a disorder in which fluid-filled cysts grow on the kidney and replace much of the mass of the kidney
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What is -ectasis?
enlargement, stretching
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What is pye/o?
renal pelvis
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What is azotemia?
the elevation of the blood urea nitrogen caused by lack of blood flow to the kidney is called_________
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What is hypoproteinemia?
abnormally low concentration of protein in the blood
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What is ureterolith?
Is a stone located in the ureter
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