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medterm urination
medical terminology urinary system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dia- | complete or through |
| -cele | hernia |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| -ectasis | enlargement |
| glomerul/o | cluster of capillaries surrounded by membrane called Bowman's Capsule |
| lith/o | stones |
| -lysis | separation |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney (renal) |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| ureter/o | narrow tubes takes urine from kidney to urinary bladder |
| urethr/o | a narrow tube that takes urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
| -urea | major waste product of protein metabolism |
| -uria | urine |
| urin/o | liquid waste products to be excreted |
| anuria | complete absence of urine |
| cystalgia | urinary bladder pain |
| cystectomy | surgical removal of the urinary bladder |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall |
| cystolith | stones in the urinary bladder |
| cystopexy | surgical fixation of the urinary bladder |
| cystorrhagia | abnormal bleeding from the urinary bladder |
| diuresis | increased excretion of urine |
| diuretics | drug to increase excretion of urine |
| antidiuretic | drug to decrease excetion of urine |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine |
| epispadias | male congenital abnormality which the urethral opening is located on the upper surface of the penis |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidney |
| hemodialysis | removal of waste products by filtering the blood |
| hydronephrosis | dialation of the renal pelvis of one or both kidneys |
| hydroureter | distention of the ureter with urine that cannot flow because the ureter is blocked |
| hypospadias | congenital abnormality where the urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis |
| incontinence | inability to control excretory function |
| interstitial cystitis | inflammation of the wall of the urinary bladder |
| lithotomy | surgical removal of a stone |
| lithotripsy | crushing of the stone |
| meatotomy | incision of the urinary meatus to enlarge the opening. |
| micturition | urination |
| nephrectasis | enlargement of a kidney |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| nephrolith | kidney stone |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of stones in the kidney |
| nephrolithotomy | surgical removal of a kidney stone through an incision into the kidey |
| nephrologist | specialist in kidneys |
| nephrolysis | freeing of the kidney from adhesions |
| nephropathy | diseases of the kidney |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of a floating kidney |
| nephroptosis | "floating" kidney, downward displacement of the kidney |
| nephropyosis | suppuration (formation or discharge of pus) of the kidney |
| nephrosis | disease of the kidney |
| nephrostomy | surgical opening b/t the pelvis of the kidney through the cortex to the exterior of the body |
| nephrotic syndrome | group of kidney diseases |
| nocturia | excessive urination during the night |
| oliguria | scanty urination |
| paraspadias | congenital disorder where the meatus is on one side of the penis. |
| peritoneal dialysis | filtering of urine through fluid exchange in the peritoneal cavity |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| pyelitis | renal pelvis inflammation |
| pyelogram | picture of the renal pelvis |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidneys |
| pyeloplasty | surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
| pyelotomy | surgical incision into the renal pelvis |
| suprapubic | opening above the pubic bone, into the bladder |
| uremia | toxic condition caused by excessive amounts of waste products and urea in the blood |
| ureterectasis | distention of a ureter |
| ureterectomy | surgical removal of a ureter |
| ureterolith | stone in the ureter |
| ureteroplasty | surgical repair of the ureter |
| ureterorrhagia | bleeding from the ureter |
| ureterorrhaphy | to suture a ureter |
| ureterostenosis | narrowing of the ureter |
| urethralgia | pain in the urethra |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| urethropexy | surgical fixation of the urethra |
| urethroplasty | surgical repair of the urethra |
| urethrorrhagia | bleeding from the urethra |
| urethrorrhea | discharge from the urethra |
| urethrostenosis | narrowing of the urethra |
| urethrostomy | surgical creation of an opening between the urethra and the skin |
| urethrotomy | surgical incision into the urethra for relief of a stricture |
| urography | radiographic examination of urinary system |
| vesicovaginal fissure | abnormal opening b/t the bladder and the vagina |
| medulla | inner layer of kidneys contains most of the urine collecting tubules |
| renal cortex | outer layer of the kidney, contains over one million nephrons |
| urochrome | pigment that gives urine its normal yellow collor |
| micturition | urination |
| voiding | normal process of excreting urine...yes urination |
| urologist | specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the urinary system in males and females |
| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease |
| Edema | excessive fluid in the body tissue |
| hyperproteinuria | abnormally high concentrations of protein (albumin)in the urine |
| hypoproteinemia | abnormally low concentrations of protein (albumin) in blood |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| reflux | blockage of the urethra, causing urine to back up into the ureters |
| urinary retention | inability to void or empty the bladder |
| incontinence | the inability to control excretory functions |
| urinary incontinence | the inability to control the voiding of urine |
| urinary stress incontinence | inability to control voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing, laughing, or coughing |
| urge incontinence | urination occurs involuntarily as soon as an urgent desire to urinate is felt. (triggered by physical movement rather than full bladder |
| urinalysis | examination of the urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements. |
| dialysis | procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function. |
| renal transplant | kidney transplant |
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