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CHAPTER 9
medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -cele | tumor, swelling, hernia |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder, cyst |
| dia- | complete or through |
| -ectasis | stretching, enlargement |
| -lith/ | stone, calculus |
| -lysis | breakdown, separation |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| ur/o | |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| ablation | describe some types of treatment of prostate cancer, describes the removal of a body part/ destruction of its function by surgery, hormones, drugs, heat, chemicals, other methods |
| anuria | absence of urine formation by the kidneys |
| benign prostatic hypertrophy | abnormal enlargement of the prostate gland that occurs often in men over age 50 |
| catheterization | insertion of a tube into the bladder in order to procure a sterile specimen for diagnostic procedures |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| cystocele | hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall |
| cystolith | stone located within the urinary bladder |
| cystoscopy | visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cytoscope |
| dialysis | procedure to remove waste products from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function |
| diuresis | increased output of urine |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine |
| epispadias | congenital abnormality of the urethral opening male --> upper penis female --> region of clitoris |
| extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy | ESWL - the destruction of stones w/ the use of high-energy ultrasonic waves traveling through water or gel |
| glomerulonephritis | (Bright's disease) - type of kidney disease caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes red blood cells/proteins to leak into the urine |
| hemodialysis | process by which waste products are filtered directly from the patient's blood |
| hydronephrosis | dislation (swelling) of one/both kidneys |
| hydoureter | distention of the ureter w/ urine that can't flow because the ureter is blocked |
| hyperproteinuria | presence of abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine |
| hypoproteinemia | presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood |
| hypospadias | congenital abnormality of the urethral opening (under penis/ into vag) |
| incontinence | inability to control the excretion of urine and feces |
| interstitial cystitis | chronic inflammation w/in the walls of the bladder |
| intravenous pyelogram | excretory urography - radiographic study of the kidneys and ureters |
| lithotomy | surgical incision for the removal of a stone from the bladder |
| nephrectasis | distention of the pelvis of the kidney |
| nephrolith | renal calculus (kidney stone) - found in the kidney |
| nephrolithiasis | describes the presence of stones in the kidney |
| nephrolysis | freeing of a kidney from adhesions |
| nephropathy | any disease of the kidney |
| nephroptosis | floating kidney - prolapse of a kidney |
| nephropyosis | (pyonephrosis) - suppuration of the kidney |
| nephrostomy | establishment of an opening (ostomy) from the pelvis of the kidney to the exterior of the body |
| nephrotic syndrome | condition in which very high levels of protein are lost in the urine and abnormally low levels of protein are present in the blood |
| neurogenic bladder | urinary problem caused by interference w/ the normal nerve pathways associated with urination |
| nocturia | excessive urination during the night |
| nocturnal enuresis | urinary incontinence during sleep (bed-wetting) |
| oliguria | scanty urination |
| percutaneous nephrolithotomy | performed by making a small incision in the back and inserting a nephroscope to crush/remove a kidney stone |
| peritoneal dialysis | lining of the peritoneal cavity acts at the filter to remove waste from the blood |
| polycystic kidney disease | genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| prostate-specific antigen | PSA test - blood test used to screen for prostate cancer (measures amount of prostate antigen thats present in a blood specimen) |
| prostatism | condition of having symptoms resulting from compression or obstruction of the urethra due to benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| pyeloplasty | the surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
| pyelotomy | surgical incision (otomy) into the renal pelvis |
| suprapubic catheterization | placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone |
| uremia | uremic poisoning - toxic condition resulting from renal failure in which kidney function is compromised/urea is retained in the blood |
| ureterectasis | distention of a ureter |
| ureterolith | stone located anywhere along the ureter |
| ureterorrhagia | bleeding from the urethra |
| ureterorrhaphy | surgical suturing of a ureter |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| urethropexy | surgical fixation of the urethra |
| urethrorrhagia | bleeding from the urethra |
| urethrostenosis | narrowing of the urethra |
| urethrostomy | surgical (ostomy) creation of a permanent opening between the urethra and the skin |
| vesicovaginal fistula | abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina that allows the constant flow of urine from the bladder into the vagina |
| voiding cystourethrography | diagnostic procedure in which a fluoroscope is used to examine the flow of urine from the bladder/ through the urethra |
| Wilms tumor | malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in young children |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| glomerul/o |
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