Question | Answer |
af- | toward |
albumin/o | protein |
cyst/o | sac, bladder |
dia- | through, between apart |
diur/o | tending to increase urine output |
-ef | out |
-en | in, into, within |
-esis | state, condition |
hemat/o | blood |
-iasis | condition, state |
-lith | stone, calculus |
-lysis | destruction |
meat/o | opening |
nephr/o | kidney |
noct/o | night |
-otomy | incision |
-ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
-tripsy | crushing stone |
ureter/o | tube from kidney to bladder |
urethra/o | tube from bladder to outside the body where urine is released |
uria | urine, urination |
afferent | going or moving toward center |
albuminuria | protein in urine |
diuresis | increased excretion of urine |
efferent | going or moving away from center |
enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine at night |
hematuria | blood in urine |
hemodialysis | removing poison in blood as blood goes through a machine |
meatotomy | incision into urinary meatus |
nephrolithiasis | presence of renal calculi |
nocturia | excessive night urination |
calculus | stone in the body composed of minerals |
catheterization | passage of a tube into the urinary bladder |
diuretic | medicine that pulls fluid from cells to increase urine output |
excrete | elimination of waste material |
incontinence | inability to control excretion of waste |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
KUB | x-ray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
micturition | urination, void |
urinalysis | test performed on urine |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
antidiuretic | medicine used to maintain fluid level in body |
cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
dialysis | filtering of blood by machine outside the body |
glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the glomerulous |
polyuria | excessive urination |
pyelonephritis | inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney |
uremia | excess poisonous waste products in the blood |
Urologist | physician who specializes in disorders of the urinary system |
peritoneal dialysis | filtering poisons from the blood through a catheter in the abdomen |
urea | protein compound found in urine and blood |
alkalosis | dangerous amount of alkaline in the body |
acidosis | dangerous amount of acid and hydrogen in the body |
nosocomial infection | infection acquired during hospitalization |
sediment | solid particles that settle out of liquid |
-ferent | to carry |