| A | B |
|---|
| Combining Form or Suffix | Meaning |
| cali/o, calic/o | calyx (calix) |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| trigon/o | trigone (region of the bladder) |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| albumin/o | albumin (a protein in the blood) |
| azot/o | nitrogen |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| dips/o | thirst |
| kal/o | potassium |
| ket/o, keton/o | ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone) |
| lith/o | stone |
| natr/o | sodium |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| -poietin | substance that forms |
| py/o | pus |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| ur/o | urine (urea) |
| urin/o | urine |
| -uria | urination, urine condition |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| BILI | bilirubin |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| Cath | catheter, catheterization |
| Cl- | chloride-an eletrolyte excreted by the kidney |
| CRF | chronic renal failure-progressive loss of kidney function |
| C&S | culture & sensitivity testing (to determine antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patient's urine specimen) |
| cysto | cystoscopic examination |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease - see CKD |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| K+ | potassium-an electrolyte |
| KUB | kidneys, ureter, and bladder |
| Na+ | sodium-an electrolyte |
| PD | peritoneal dialysis |
| pH | potential hydrogen, scale to indicate degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| PKU | phenylketonuria |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram |
| UA | urinalysis (urine test) |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
