| Question |
Answer |
| a state of equilibrium that produces a constant internal enironment throughout the body |
homeostasis |
| micturition or voiding, is the normal process of excreting urine |
urination |
| specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorderds of kidneys |
nephrologist |
| kidney |
nephr |
| specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the urinary system of females and the genitourinary system of males |
urologist |
| ur |
urine |
| the inability of the kidney or kidneys to perform their function |
renal failure/kidney failure |
| anuresis; the complete suppression of urine formation by the kidneys |
anuria |
| uremic poisoning; tonxic condition caused by excessive amount of urea and other waste products in the bloodstream |
uremia |
| has sudden onseet and is characterized by uremia |
Acute renal failure (ARF) |
| a progressive disease that may be caused by a variety of conditions. |
Chronic renal failure (CRF) |
| the late stages of chronic renal failure |
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) |
| a general group of kidney diseases |
Nephrotic syndrome |
| abnormally high concentrations of protein [albumin] in the urine |
hyperproteinuria |
| abnormally low concentrations of protein [albumin] in the blood |
hypoproteinemia |
| abnormally large amount of lipids in the blood |
hyperlipidemia |
| an inflammation of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli |
glomerulonephritis |
| the dilation of the renal pelvis of one or both kidneys |
hydronephrosis |
| the distention of a kidney |
nephrectasis |
| inflammation of the kidney |
nephritis |
| floating kidney; the downward displacement of the kidney |
nephroptosis |
| the suppuration of the kidney |
nephropyosis |
| inflammation of the renal pelvis |
pyelitis |
| renal pelvis |
pyel |
| an abnormal ineral deposit |
calculus |
| presence of stones |
-lithiasis |
| hernia |
-cele |
| an abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina |
vesicovaginal fissure |
| bladder |
vesic/o |
| vagina |
vagin |
| blockage of the urethra that may cause urine to back up into the ureters |
reflux |
| male, a congenital abnormality in which the urethral opening is located on the dorsal (upper surface) of the penis; female, the opening is in the region of the clitoris |
Epispadias |
| male- a congenital abnormality in which the urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis; female- urethral opening is into the vagina |
Paraspadias |
| increasing the output of urine |
diur |
| involuntary discharge of urine |
enuresis |
| excessive urination during the night |
nocturia |
| scanty urination |
oliguria |
| scanty |
olig |
| inability to void to empty the bladder |
urinary retention |
| inability to conrol excretory functions |
incontinence |
| the freeing of a kidney from adhesions |
nephrolysis |
| the surgical fixation of a floating kidney |
nephropexy |
| the establishment of an opening between the pelvis of the kidney through its cortex to the exterior of the body |
nephrostomy |
| surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
pyeloplasty |
| insertion of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the urinary bladder |
Catheterization |
| a radiograph of the bladder after instillation of a contrast medium via a urethral catheter |
cystography |
| the examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements |
Urinalysis |
| medications administered to increase urine secretion to rid the body of excess sodium and water |
diuretics |
| a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function |
dialysis |
| filters waste products from the patients blood |
hemodialysis |
| a solution made up of watere and electrolytes, chich removes excess fluids and waste froom the blood |
dialysate |
| the lining of the peritoneal cavity acts as the filter to remove waste from teh blod |
peritoneal dialysis |
| provides ongoing dialysis as thye patient goes about his daily activites |
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal diallysis (CAPD) |
| uses a machine to cycle the dialysate fluid during the night while the patiet sleeps |
Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) |
| kidney transplant; the grafting of a donor kidney into the body to replace the recipient's failed kidneys |
renal transplantation |
| My black PRESIDENT |
Barack Obama |
Poultry
