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Ch 9 Urinary Terms
Med Term Chapter 9 Urinary System Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nephrology | Branch of medicine involved in diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the kidney. Physician is a nephrologist. |
| urology | Branch of medicine involved in diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the urinary system (and male reproductive system). Physician is a urologist. |
| anuria | complete lack of urine production and lack of urine excretion |
| azotemia | nitrogenous wastes in the bloodstream |
| bacteriuria | presence of bacteria in the urine |
| calculus | stone formed within an organ from mineral salts |
| cystalgia | urinary bladder pain |
| cystorrhagia | abnormal bleeding from the urinary bladder |
| diuresis | increased formation and secretion of urine |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine; also called bed-wetting at night |
| frequency | greater-than-normal urge to urinate; no increase in total volume of urine |
| glycosuria | presence of sugar in the urine |
| hematuria | presence of blood in the urine |
| hesitancy | decrease in force of urine stream, often with difficulty initiating the flow |
| ketonuria | presence of ketones in the urine; occurs when body burns fat instead of glucose for energy |
| nephrolith | kidney stone |
| nephromalacia | kidney is abnormally soft |
| nephromegaly | kidney is enlarged |
| nephrosclerosis | kidney tissue has become hardened |
| nocturia | having to urinate frequently during the night |
| oliguria | producing too little urine |
| polyuria | producing an unusually large volume of urine |
| proteinuria | presence of protein in the urine |
| pyuria | presence of pus in the urine |
| renal colic | pain caused by a kidney stone |
| stricture | narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system |
| uremia | accumulation of waste products in the bloodstream |
| ureterectasis | ureter is stretched out or dilated |
| ureterolith | stone in the ureter |
| ureterostenosis | ureter has become narrow |
| urethralgia | urethral pain |
| urethrorrhagia | abnormal bleeding from the urethra |
| urethrostenosis | urethra has become narrow |
| urgency | feeling the need to urinate immediately |
| urinary incontinence | involuntary release of urine |
| urinary retention | inability to fully empty the bladder |
| diabetic nephropathy | damage to glomerular capillaries due to high blood sugar of diabetes mellitus |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidney; more permeable to protein and blood cells |
| hydronephrosis | distention of renal pelvis due to accumulation of urine in the kidney |
| nephritis | kidney inflammation |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of calculi in the kidney; solidification of salts in the urine |
| nephroma | kidney tumor |
| nephropathy | general term for presence of kidney disease |
| nephritis | kidney inflammation |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of calculi in the kidney; solidification of salts in the urine |
| nephroma | kidney tumor |
| nephropathy | general term for presence of kidney disease |
| nephroptosis | downward displacement of the kidney; floating kidney |
| polycystic kidneys | formation of multiple cysts within the kidney; destroys normal kidney tissue |
| pyelitis | renal pelvis inflammation |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney; common type of kidney disease |
| renal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of renal tubule cells |
| renal failure | inability of kidneys to filter wastes; results in uremia |
| cystitis | urinary bladder inflammation |
| cystocele | protrusion of the urinary bladder into wall of vagina |
| interstitial cystitis | inflammation and irritation of bladder |
| neurogenic bladder | loss of nervous control; leads to retention |
| urinary tract infection (UTI) | infection of any organ of urinary system, usually by bacteria; begins with cystitis and may ascend into ureters and kidneys |
| blood urea nitrogen (BUN) | blood test to evaluate kidney function by measuring level of nitrogenous waste (urea) in the bloodstream |
| clean catch specimen (CC) | urine sample obtained after cleaning off the urinary meatus and collecting sample in midstream |
| creatinine clearance | test of kidney function; amount of creatinine in bloodstream is compared to amount in the urine |
| urinalysis (U/A, U A) | physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine |
| urine culture and sensitivity (C&S) | test for bacterial infection; attempt to grow bacteria on a culture medium in order to identify it; then determine to which antibiotics it is sensitive |
| intravenous pyelography (IVP) | injecting a dye into a vein and then taking an X-ray to outline the renal pelvis |
| cystoscopy (cysto) | visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope |
| urethroscope | instrument used to visually examine the urethra |
| catheterization (cath) | insertion of a tube through the urethra and into the urinary bladder |
| extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (E S W L) | use of ultrasound waves to break up renal calculi |
| hemodialysis (H D) | use of artificial kidney machine to filter the blood |
| peritoneal dialysis | removes wastes using chemically balanced solutions placed into peritoneal cavity |
| Cl- | chloride |
| GU | genitourinary |
| HCO3- | bicarbonate |
| H2O | water |
| I&O | input and output |
| K+ | potassium (Latin: kalium) |
| Na+ | sodium (Latin: natrium) |
| pH | acidity or alkalinity of urine |
| S G, sp. gr. | specific gravity |
| U/A, U A | urinalysis |
| U C | urine culture |
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