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Medterm 11
Urinary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kidney | bean shaped organ located in the lumbar region of the back |
| ureters | carry urine from the kidney to the bladder |
| bladder | temporary reservoir for urine |
| urethra | carries urine from the bladder to outside the body (urination/voiding) |
| nephron | formes urine by process of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion |
| renal corpuscule | beginning of urine formation |
| glomerulus | transports waste products for filtration |
| bowman capsule | begins waste removal |
| renal tubule | end of urine formation |
| albumin/o | albumin, protein |
| azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| kal/i | potassium |
| keton/o | ketone bodies |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| meat/o | opening, meatus |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| -uria | urine |
| cystocele | prolapse of the bladder |
| end-stage renal disease | inability of kidneys to function to meet the need for daily activities (10% or less than a healthy kidney) |
| urolithiasis | presence of stones in any part of the urinary tract (typically kidney) |
| hydronephrosis | distention of the renal pelvis and calyces caused by urine reflux |
| catheritization | insertion of a tube into the bladder |
| hemodialysis | diversion of a patient's blood into a machine for filtration of waste when the kidneys are unable to do so |
| peritoneal dialysis | dialysis using the patient's peritoneum as the dialyzing membrane |
| extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) | use of sound wave vibrations to pulverize uroliths |
| renal transplantation | diseased kidneys replaced by a donor kidney |
| bladder scan | use of sound waves to estimate the amount of urine in the bladder |
| urinal stent placement | insertion of a tube into the ureter to treat obstruction of urine flow from the kidney to the bladder |
| percutaneous nephrostomy | opening created between the skin and kidney to drain urine |
| cystoscopy | insertion of a cystoscope through the urethra and into the bladder |
| blood urea nitrogen | measurement of the amount of urea in a blood sample |
| antibiotics | treat bacterial infections |
| antispasmodics | decrease spasms in the urethra and bladder |
| diuretics | promote the excretion of urine |
| potassium supplements | replace potassium depletion caused by diuretics |
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