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Chapter 10 Med Term
Quick and Easy .. Leonard
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| albumin/o | albumin (ype of protien) |
| -ation | process |
| -esis | action, process or result of |
| glycos/o | sugar |
| olig/o | few scanty |
| ur/o | urine or urinary tract |
| urin/o | urine |
| -uria | urine or urination |
| Structures of the Urinary System | 2 kidneys2 uretersbladderurethera |
| nephron | functional unit of kidney |
| cyst/o | bladder (sometimes cyst or sac) |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis {reservoir in kidney that collects urine} |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| glomerulus | cluster of blood vessels that are surrounded by Bowmans capsules, Part of the Nephron that filters blood. |
| tubules | long twisted tube of the nephron. carries urine from glomerulus to collecting duct. |
| Anti-diuretic Hormone {ADH} | increases reabsorbtion of water.. therefore decrasing urine output |
| Urinary Bladder | where urine is stored until urination |
| nephron | the functional unit of the kidney |
| urethra | tubular passgae by which urine is discharged from the bladder |
| ureter | tube through which urine passes from kidney |
| urinalysis | urine test |
| glycosuria | sugar in urine |
| protienuria | protien in urine |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| albuminuria | albumin (type of protien) in urine |
| pyuria | pus in urine |
| ketonuria | ketones in urine |
| diabetes mellitus | endocrine disorder characterized by glosuria and hyperglycemia ( hight blood sugar levels) and a inadequate production of insulin |
| renal angiography | radiographic study to assess arterial blood supply yo kidneys |
| stenosis | constriction or narrowing |
| bilateral | both sides |
| unilateral | oneside |
| nephrosonography | ultrasound scan of kidney |
| nephroptosis | prolapse or sagging of kidney |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of kidney stones |
| renal calculi | kidney stone aka nephrolith |
| pyelitis | inflamation of the renal pelvis |
| nephritis | brights disease.. inflamation of kidney |
| glomerulonephritis | inflamation of the glomeruli |
| intravenous urography | radiographic exam of the urinary system. contrast is injected intervenously, fillms are taken as contrast passes thru system |
| interavenous pyelography | Intravenous urography.. images produced called pyelogram |
| cystoscope | exam of the urinary bladder. Instrument passes thru urethra into bladder. |
| urethroscopy | visualizaton of the urethra |
| cystoureteroscopy | visual exam of the ureter and bladder |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| polyuria | excrete large quanity of urine |
| diuresis | excrete large quanity of urine |
| anuria | absence of urination less than 100 ml a day |
| oliguria | dimished capacity to form urine less than 500 ml a day |
| olig/o | few or scanty |
| uremia | presence of nitrogen containing waste in urine |
| cystocele | a bladder hernia that protrudes into the vagina |
| nephrosis | degenterative changes in the kidneys but no inflammation |
| nephrotoxic | destructive to kidney tissue |
| polycystic kidney disease | hundreds of fluid filled cysts thruoghout the kidneys |
| polyp | tumors found on mucosal surface |
| renal failure | ffailure of kidney to preform its function |
| retrograge urography | injection of contrast into renal pelvis. contast is injected thru catherters put into ureters. |
| urinary incontinence | inability to hold urine in bladder |
| urinary retention | inability to empty the bladder |
| urinary tract infection | infection of urinary system |
| voiding cystourethrogram | radiographic exam of bladder and urethra taken while expelling urine. |
| nephromalacia | softening of the kidney |
| nephromegaly | enlargment of both kidneys |
| ureteral | pertaining to ureter |
| pyelitis | inflamation of renal pelvis |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of kidney |
| superapubic catheter | incision in the abdomen aprox 1 inch above pubis symphis.. into bladder |
| urethral catherization | most common.. cathereter into distal ends of ureters |
| percutaneous nephrostomy | urinary diversion. catherter placed into renal pelvis completely bypassing ureters |
| hemodialysis | kidney dialysis blood is dyfused thru a membrane to remove toxic materials from blood. |
| pertoneal dialysis | alternitive to hemodialysis .. solution to clean blood it intoducted thru pertoneum |
| diretic | increase urnination |
| transurethral resection | small piece of tissue from surrounding area is removed thru urethra wall |
| cystostomy | new surgical opening in bladder |
| lithotripsy | crushing of a stone |
| nephrolithotomy | removal of a kidney stone thru insion into kidney |
| nephropexy | sugical attachment of prolapsed kidney |
| nephrostomy | creating a new opening into renal pelvis |
| pyelostomy | creating a new opening into renal pelvis |
| percutaneous bladder biopsy | removal of tissue of the bladder by using a needle inserted thru the skinoverlying the bladder |
| pyelolithotomy | sergical incision of the kidney to remove stone from the renal pelvis |
| ureteroplasty | surgical repair of the ureter |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| -esis | action process or resulting from |
| -stasis | controlling |
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