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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| having a rapid onset, severe symptoms and a short course | acute |
| the absence of urine | anuria |
| metabolic wastes in the blood | azotemia |
| an expandable hollow organ which acts as a temporary reservoir for urine | bladder |
| part of the renal corpuscle; surrounds the glomerulus of the nephron | Bowman's Capsule |
| commonly called stones; usually composed of mineral salts | calculi |
| the cuplike division of the kidney pelvis | calyx |
| to insert a catheter into a cavity to remove body fluid | catheterization |
| inflammation of the bladder | cystitis |
| excision of the bladder | cystectomy |
| the introduction of dye into the bladder providing visualization of the bladder | cystography |
| visual examination of the bladder | cystoscopy |
| removal of the products of urine from the blood by passage of the solutes through a membrane | dialysis |
| substance which increases the production of urine | diuretic |
| painful urination | dysuria |
| to remove, get rid of, exclude; also to pass urine from the bladder or stool from the bowel | elimination |
| the process of expelling material from the body | excretion |
| an abnormal tube-like passage from a normal cavity or an abscess to a free surface | fistula |
| the need to void urine often, though usually only a small amount at one time | frequency |
| the microscopic cluster of capillaries within the Bowman's capsule of the nephron | glomerulus |
| blood in the urine | hematuria |
| mechanical removal of waste substances from the blood | hemodialysis |
| difficulty in starting a urine stream | hesitancy |
| the recessed area of the kidney where the ureter and blood vessels enter | hilum |
| the accumulation of serous fluid in a cavity. excessive amount of normal fluid within the scrotum | hydrocele |
| the insertion of a radiopaque material into the vein for the purpose of x-raying the kidney's and ureters | intravenous pyelography |
| involuntary discharge of urine due to obstructive masses | incontinence |
| fist-sized organs in the abdominal cavity whose function is to cleanse or purify the blood | kidney |
| visual examination of abdomen, through an incision just below the navel | laparoscopy |
| a device that destroys urinary stones with laser technology | lithotriptor |
| voiding | micturition |
| kidney stone | nephrolith |
| presence of or condition of or formation of a kidney stone | nephrolithiasis |
| surgical separation of an inflammed kidney from adhesions (scar tissue) | nephrolysis |
| microscopic blood filtering units located in the kidney tissue that continually adjust body conditions to add or remove substances from the blood | nephron |
| suspension (suturing) of the kidney | nephropexy |
| a study in which several planes of the kidney are visualized | nephrotomography |
| night urination | nocturia |
| scanty/decreased urination | oliguria |
| pertaining to the peritoneum (the membrane which lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs) | peritoneal |
| a condition of multiple cysts in the kidneys | Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| pain in the prostate and bladder | prostatocystalgia |
| excision of the prostate | prostatectomy |
| incision into the prostate | prostatomy |
| a drooping or dropping of an organ or part | ptosis |
| inflammation of the renal pelvis | pyelitis |
| removal of a stone from the renal pelvis by an incision | pyelolithotomy |
| pus in the urine | pyuria |
| pertaining to the kidney | renal |
| carries waste laden blood to the tubules within the kidney for purification | renal artery |
| an enlarged funnel-shaped extension of the ureter | renal pelvis |
| structure which carries the blood away from the kidney | renal vein |
| pertaining to that which is left as residue | residual |
| inability to void urine which is present in the bladder | retention |
| separation of certain materials from the body by the activity of a gland | secretion |
| the narrowing of an opening, tube, or canal, such as the urethra or esophagus | stricture |
| toxic condition of nitrogenous wastes in the blood | uremia |
| a slender tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the bladder; conveys/transports | ureter |
| dilation of the ureter | ureterectasis |
| removal of a ureter | ureterectomy |
| anastomosis of ureter and renal pelvis | ureteropyelostomy |
| reimplantation of a ureter into the bladder | ureterovesicostomy |
| a membranous tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body | urethra |
| removal of the urethra | urethrectomy |
| inflammation of the urethra | urethritis |
| surgical fixation of the urethra | urethropexy |
| surgical repair of the urethra | urethroplasty |
| visual examination of the urethra | urethroscopy |
| the sudden need to expel urine or stool; sudden need to void immediately | urgency |
| urine test which provides general information on the health of the body as a whole | urinalysis |
| eliminates harmful products in the blood and filters them through urination | urinary system |
| urine colour | urochrome |
| one who specializes in the study of the urinary system | urologist |
| swelling and distention of veins of the spermatic cord | varicocele |