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Ch 11 Urinary System
Combining forms
| 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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