Ch 11 Urinary System Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
urin(o) | urine |
pertaining to the urine | urinary |
the vessel that carry blood to the kidneys | renal arteries |
ur(o) | urine, urinary tract |
-uria | urine or urination |
cyst(o) | bladder (also cyst or fluid-filled sac) |
ureter(o) | ureter |
urethr(o) | urethra |
vesic(o) | bladder or blister |
glomerul(o) | glomerulus |
pyel(o) | renal pelvis |
gon(o) | genitals or reproduction |
thromb(o) | thrombus (internal blood clot) |
a substance that causes the production of red blood cells | erythropoietin |
pertaining to the kidney | renal |
above the kidney | suprarenal |
outside of a cyst or outside the bladder | extracystic |
pertainig to a fluid-filled sac usually the urinary bladder | vesical |
consisting mainly of fibers | fibrous |
nephr(o) | kidney |
pertaining to the abdomen and urinary bladder | abdomincystic |
pertains to the rectum and the urehtra | rectourethral |
the cavity in the kidney that collects urine from many collecting ducts is | renal pelvis |
tube that carries urine to the bladder | urethra |
filtering structure of the kidney | glomerulus |
exteral opening of the urethra is | urinary meatus |
an instrument that measures the specific gravity of urine` | urinometer |
albumin(o) | albumin |
glyc(o), glycos(o) | sugar |
ket(o),keton(o) | ketone bodies |
prote(o), protein(o) | protein |
noct(i),nyct(o) | night |
olig(o) | few, scanty |
sugar in the urine | glycosuria |
blood in the urine | hematuria |
protein in the urine | proteinuria |
the presence of ketones in the urine | ketonuria |
acidosis accompanied by an accumulation of ketones in the body and results from faulty carbohydrate metablolism | ketoacidosis |
an excessive number of white blood cells in the urine | pyuria |
obtained by placing a catheter into the bladder and withdrawing urine | catherized urine specimen |
information about the effectiveness of the bladder wall muscle | cystometrography |
used to evaluate the strength of the muscles used in voiding | electromyography |
is a radiography of the bladder | cystography |
ultrasonic scanning of the kidneys | nephrosonography |
absence of urination | anuria |
in ability to control urine | urinary incontience |
excessive urination at night | nocturia, nycturia |
enlargement of the kidney | nephromegaly |
toxic or destrctive to kidney cells | nephrotoxic |
freeing a kidney from adhesions, bands of scar tissue that bind surfaces together that are normally separate. | nephrolysis |
abnormal softening of the kidney | nephromalacia |
any growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane | polyp |
urethral hemorrhage | urethrorrhagia |
discharge from the urethra | urethrorrhea |
a decrease in the force of the urine stream | hesitancy |
incomplete emptying of the bladder | urinary retention |
inflammation of the urethra and bladder | urethrocystitis |
inflammation of a ureter, renal pelvis, and the kidney | uretropyleonephritis |
inflammation of the kidney | nephritis |
any disease of the glomeruli | glomerulopathy |
an abnormal condition of the kidney characterized by marked proteinuria and edema | nephrotic syndrome |
any disase of the kidneys resulting from diabetes mellitus | diabetic nephropathy |
excessive glucose in the blood | hypergylcemia |
detention of the renal pelvis and kidney by urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in a ureter | hydronephrosis |
a condition marked by the presence of kidney stones | nephrolithiasis |
is hardening of the small arteries of the kidney and results in decreased blood flow and eventually necrosis of kidney cells | nephrosclerosis |
enlargement of both kidneys | bilateral nephromegaly |
softening of the kidneys | nephromalacia |
means dialysis of the blood | hemodialysis |
means surgical excision of the kidney | nephrectomy |
excision of the bladder | cystectomy |
formation of a new opening through which a ureter empties | ureterostomy |
surgical connection of one ureter to another | transureteroureterostomy |
a surgical procedure in which the skin is punctured so that a catheter can be inserted into the renal pelvis for the purpose of drainage | percutaneous nephrostomy |
surgical crushing of a stone | lithotripsy |
removal of renal calculi | nephrolithotomy |
surgical removal of a stone from the renal pelvis | pyelolithotomy |
surgical removal of a stone or stones from the ureter and the bladder | cystolithotomy |
surgical excision of the thrombus | thrombectomy |
surgical transplantation of the ureter to a different site on the bladder | ureterocystoneostomy |
surgical repair of the ureter | ureteroplasty |
formation of new opening in the bladder | cystostomy |
surgical fixation of the kidney | nephropexy |
drugs to prevent muscle spasms | antispasmodics |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
ARF | acute renal failure |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
bun | blood urea nitrogen |
crf | chronic renal failure |
emg | electromyography |
gfr | glomerular filtration rate |
gu | genitourinary |
i & o | intake and output |
iv | intravenous |
ivp | intravenous pyelogram |
kub | kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
ph | potential of hydrogen |
psa | prostate-specific antigen |
tur | transurethral resection |
turp | transurethral resection of the prostate |
vcug | voiding cystourethrogram |
vd | veneral disease |
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