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chapter 7 quiz
medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abscess | collection of pus. |
| Albuminuria | protein in the urine. |
| Catheter | tube for injecting or removing fluids. |
| Creatinine | nitrogen- containing waste product of muscle metabolism: excreted by the kidney in urine. |
| Cystoscopy | visual examination of the urinary bladder. |
| Edema | abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces. |
| Electrolyte | chemicial element that carries an electrical charge when in water . |
| Erythropoietin | hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate red blood cell production by bone marrow. |
| Glomerulonephritis | inflammation of glomeruli in the kidney. |
| Hematuria | blood in the urine. |
| Meatal stenosis | narrowing of the meatus (opening) leading from the urethra to the outside of the body. |
| Micturition | urination: voiding. |
| Nephrosclerosis | harding of arteries and arterioles in the kidney. |
| Pyelography | X-ray photography of the kidneys, renal pelvices, ureters, and urinary bladder after injection with a radiopaque dye. |
| Renal ischemia | condition in which blood is held back from the kidney, often by blockage of renal arteries and arterioles. |
| Secondary hypertension | high blood pressure caused by kidney disease or by other disorders. |
| Uremia | excessive amount of urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood |
| Ureteroneocystostomy | surgical transplantation of a ureter to a new site in the urinary bladder . this occurs with a kidney transplant. |
| Urinary incontinence | involuntary passage of urine. |