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Medical Terminology

Urinary System

Question	Answer
Kidneys	organs that remove waste products from the blood.
Glomerulus	Cluster of capillaries in the kidney where the urine begins to form
Nephron	Kidney's urine-producing unit
Ureters	Carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Urinary bladder	stores urine
Urinary meatus	Outside opening through which the urine passes
urethra	Carries urine from the bladder to the urinary meatus.
Kidney combing form	nephr/o ren/o
Bladder, sac combining form	cyst/o vesic/o
ureter combining form	ureter/o
Renal pelvis combining form	pyel/o
Glomerulus combining form	glomerul/o
Urethra combining form	urethr/o
Meatus combining form	meat/o
Glomerul/o definition	glomerulus
vesic/o definition	sac bladder
pyel/o definition	renal pelvis
ureter/o	ureter
cyst/o	bladder sac
urethr/o	urethra
ren/o	kidney
meat/o	meatus
Ex 4 1. hydr/o definition	water
2. azot/o definition	urea, nitrogen
3. noct/I definition	night
4. lith/o definition	stone, calculus
5. tom/o definition	cut, section
6. albumin/o definition	albumin
7. urin/o definition	urine, urinary tract
8. son/o definition	sound
9. glyc/o definition	sugar
10. blast/o definition	developing cell, germ cell
11. olig/o definition	scanty, few
12. ur/o definition	urine, urinary tract
13. glycos/o difinition	sugar
Ex 5 1. sugar combining form	glyc/o, glycos/o
2. Sound combining form	son/o
3. urine, urinary tract combining form	urin/o, ur/o
4. water combining form	hydr/o
5. developing cell, germ cell combining form	blast/o
6. cut, section combining form	tom/o
7. albumin combing form	albumin/o
8. night combining form	noct/i
9. urea, nitrogen combing form	azot/o
10. stone, calculus combining form	lith/o
11. scanty, few combing form	olig/o
Ex 6 1. -iasis, -esis definition	condition
2.-lysis definition	loosening, dissolution, separating
3. -megaly definition	enlargement
4. -rrhaphy definition	suturing, repairing
5. -ptosis definition	drooping, sagging, prolapse
6. -tripsy definition	surgical crushing
7. -trophy definition	nourishment, development
8. -uria definition	urine, urination
9. -gram definition	record, radiographic image
Ex 9 1. nephroma define	tumor of the kidney
2.cystolith define	stone in the bladder
3. nephrolithiasis define	condition of stone(s) in the kidney
4. uremia define	condition of urine (urea) in the blood
5. nephroptosis define	drooping kidney
6. cystocele define	protrusion of the bladder
7. nephrohypertrophy define	excessive development of the kidney
8. cystitis define	inflammation of the bladder
9. pyelitis define	inflammation of the renal pelvis
10.ureterocele define	protrusion of a ureter
11. hydronephrosis define	abnormal condition of water in the kidney
12. nephromegaly define	enlargement of a kidney
13. ureterolithiasis define	condition of stones (s) in the ureters
14. pyelonephritis define	inflammation of the renal pelvis an the kidney
15. ureteritis define	inflammation of the ureter
16. nephritis define	inflammation of a kidney
17. urethrocystitis define	inflammation of the urethra and bladder
18. ureterostenosis define	narrowing of the ureter
19. nephroblastoma define	kidney tumor containing developing cell.
Ex 13 1. Stones in the kidney are also called	renal calculus
2. The inability to urinate, which results in an abnormal amount of urine in the bladder, is known as	urinary retention
3. The name given to a condition in which a kidney is enlarged and contains many cysts is	polycystic kidney disease
4. the condition in which the urinary meatus is located on the underside of the penis is called	hypospadias
5.Elevated blood pressure resulting from kidney disease is	renal hypertension
6. Sudden stoppage of urine formation is referred to as	urinary suppression
7. is a condition in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis.	epispadias
8. Infection of one or more organs of the urinary system is called	urinary tract infection
9. is a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms enter the bloodstream.	sepsis
Ex 17 1. vesicotomy	incision of the bladder
2. cystotomy	incision of the bladder
3. nephrostomy	creation of an artificial opening into the kidney
4. nephrolysis	separating the kidney
5. cystectomy	excision of the bladder
6. pyelolithotomy	incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone
7.nephropexy	surgical fixation of the kidney
8. cystolithotomy	incision of the bladder to remove a stone
9. nephrectomy	excision of a kidney
10. ureterectomy	excision of a ureter
11. cystostomy	creation of an artificial opening into the bladder
12. pyeloplasty	surgical repair of the renal pelvis
13. cystorrhaphy	suturing of the bladder
14. meatotomy	incision of the meatus
15. lithotripsy	crushing of a stone
16.urethroplasty	surgical repair of the urethra
17. vesicourethral (suspension)	suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra
18. nephropyelolithotomy	incision through the kidney into the renal pelvis to remove a stone
19. ureterostomy	creation of an artificial opening into the ureter.
Ex 22 1. fulguration	used to remove bladder growth
2. renal transplant	used to replace a nonfunctioning kidney
3. ESWL	also called shock wave lithotripsy
Ex 25 1. voiding cystourethrography	radiographic imaging of the bladder and the urethra
2. meatoscope	instrument used for visual examination of the meatus
3. cystography	radiographic imaging of the bladder
4. urethroscope	instrument used for visual examination of the urethra
5. nephrosonography	process of recording the kidney with sound
6. cystoscope	instrument used for visual examination of the bladder
7. nephrotomogram	sectional radiographic image of the kidney
8.cystogram	radiographic image of the bladder
9. meatoscopy	visual examination of the meatus
10. nephrogram	radiographic image of the kidney
11. cystoscopy	visual examination of the bladder
12. nephrography	radiographic imaging of the kidney
13. urinometer	instrument used to measure (specific gravity) urine
14. (intravenous) urogram	radiographic image of the urinary tract (with contrast medium injected intravenously)
15. (retrograde) urogram	radiographic image of the urinary tract
16. renogram	(graphic) record of the kidney
17. nephroscopy	visual examination of the kidney
18. ureteroscopy	visual examination of the ureter
Ex 30 1. specific gravity	a urine test to measure concentrating or diluting abilities of the kidneys
2. blood urea nitrogen	a blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood.
3. urinalysis	multiple routine tests performed on a urine sample
4. KUB	a radiographic image of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder
5. Creatinine	a test on blood that if elevated indicates impaired kidney function.
EX 33 1.nocturia define	night urination
2. urologist define	physician who studies and treats (disease of the urinary tract.
3. oliguria define	scanty urine
4. azotemia define	(excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the blood
5. hematuria define	blood in the urine
6. urology define	study of the urinary tract
7. polyuria define	much (excessive) urine
8. albuminuria define	albumin in the urine
9. anuria define	absence of urine
10. diuresis define	condition of urine passing through (increased excretion of urine)
11. pyuria define	pus in the urine
12. urinary define	pertaining to the urine
13. glycosuria define	sugar in the urine
14. meatal define	pertaining to the meatus
15. dysuria define	difficult or painful urination
16. nephrology define	study of the kidney
17.nephrologist define	physician who studies and treats disease of the kidney
Ex 37 1. a receptacle for urine is an	urinal
2. the procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of the inability of the kidneys to do so is called	hemodialysis
3 a __ bladder is stretched out.	distended
4. a Flexible, tube-like device for withdrawing or instilling fluids is an	catheter
5. The inability to control the bladder and/or bowels is called	incontinence
6. The passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine is an	urinary catheterization
7. To remove toxic wastes caused by kidney insufficiency by placing dialyzing fluid in the peritoneal cavity is called	peritoneal dialysis
8. To void is to	evacuate waste material
9. An abnormal narrowing is an	stricture
10. An agent that increases the formation and excretion of urine is called an	diuretic
11. Involuntary urination is called	enuresis
12. Is another word for void or urinate	micturate
13. is the name given to the force and flow of urine	urodynamics
BUN	blood urea nitrogen
cath	catheterization, catheter
ESWL	extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
HD	hemodialysis
IVP	intravenous pyelogram
IVU	intravenous urogram
SG	specific gravity
UA	urinalysis
UTI	urinary tract infection
VCUG	voiding cystourethrogram

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