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Med Language Ch. 11
Turley - Urology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Urology | study of the urinary system |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| excretory | having the function of removing from the body |
| urinary | pertaining to the urinary system |
| fundus | top or dome of an organ (bladder) |
| peristalsis | contraction of the muscular wall of the ureters (or in the GI tract) |
| spincter | muscular ring |
| hilum | part of an organ where structures such as blood vessels and nerves enter |
| urethra | tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| ureter | tube that connects the kidneys to the bladder (through which urine travels) |
| vesical | descriptive word for the bladder |
| vesicle | small fluid-filled blister on the skin |
| nephron | functional unit of the kidney where urine is produced |
| micturition | urinating |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney stone |
| hydronephrosis | condition of enlargement of the kidney (usually due to obstruction) |
| hydroureter | enlargement of the ureter due to obstruction |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidney and glomeruli due to complication of infection |
| caliectasis | condition of dilation of the calix |
| calculus | stone (calcified concretion in the body) |
| renal colic | spasm of the uretur or bladder due to a kidney stone scraping the mucosa |
| nephroptosis | abnormally low position of the kidney |
| polycystic kidney disease | congenital disease of multiple cysts on the kidneys which eventually destroy the nephrons |
| pyel/o- | pelvis or kidney |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| nephr/o- | kidney;nephron |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| cyst/o- | bladder;fluid filled sac;semisolid cyst |
| intersitial | pertaining to the space within the tissue |
| cystocele | hernia in which the bladder bulges through a weakness in the wall of the vagina or rectum |
| hypospadias | condition where the urethral meatus is found in an abnormal position on the underside of the shaft of the penis |
| anuria | absence of urine production |
| dysuria | painful or difficult urination |
| frequency | urinating often, usually in small amounts |
| urgency | strong urge to urinate and a sense of pressure in the bladder |
| pyuria | white blood cells (pus) in the urine, indicating an infection |
| glycosuria | glucose (sugar) in the urine |
| hematuria | blood in the urine - gross (visible to the naked eye) or microscopic |
| incontinence | an inability to voluntarily keep urine in the bladder (urinary) |
| ketonuria | ketone bodies in the urine (secondary to fat metabolization) |
| nocturia | increased need to urinate during the night |
| oliguria | decreased urine production due to kidney failure |
| (hemo)dialysis | procedure to mechanically filter and remove waste products from the blood of a patient in renal failure |
| catheterization | procedure in which a catheter (flexible tube) is placed in the bladder to drain the urine |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney |
| lithotripsy | procedure that uses sound waves to break up a kidney stone |
Created by:
mhood@harpercollege.edu
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