chapter 13

• ren/o kidney
• neprh/o kidney
• glomerul/o glomerulus
• pyel/o renal pelvis
• cali/o, calic/o calyx
• ur/o urine
• urin/o urine
• ureter/o ureter
• cyst/o urinary bladder
• vesic/o urinary bladder
• urethr/o urethra
• ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme
• ADH Antidiuretic hormone
• ARF Acute renal failure
• ATN Acute tubular necrosis
• BUN Blood urea nitrogen
• CAPD Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
• CCPD Continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis
• CMG Cystometrography; cystometrogram
• CRF Chronic renal failure
• EPO Erythropoietin
• ESRD End-stage renal disease
• ESWL Extracorporeal shock-wave lithrotripsy
• GFR Glomerular filtration rate
• GU Genitourinary
• IVP Intravenous pyelograph
• IVU Intravenous urography
• KUB Kidney-ureter-bladder
• Tm Maximal transport capacity
• UA Urinalysis