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MedTerm Quiz 13
Chapter 9 Urinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| azot/o | nitrogenous waste |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| glycos/o | sugar, glucose |
| keton/o | ketones |
| lith/o | stones |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/i | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| ur/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| -lith | stone |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -uria | condition of the urine |
| cystalgia | bladder pain |
| cystectomy | removal of the bladder |
| cystogram | record of the bladder |
| cystic | pertaining to the bladder |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| cystolith | bladder stone |
| cystostomy | create an opening into the bladder |
| cystotomy | incision into the bladder |
| cystopexy | surgical fixation of the bladder |
| cystoplasty | surgical repair of the bladder |
| cystorrhagia | rapid bleeding from the bladder |
| cystoscope | instrument to visually examine the bladder |
| lithrotripsy | surgical crushing of stone |
| lithotomy | incision to remove the stone |
| nephrectomy | removal of a kidney |
| nephrogram | x-ray of the kidney |
| nephritis | kidney inflammation |
| nephrolith | kidney stone |
| nephrologist | kidney specialist |
| nephromalacia | softening of the kidney |
| nephromegaly | enlarged kidney |
| nephroma | kidney tumor |
| nephrosis | abnormal kidney condition |
| nephroptosis | drooping kidney |
| nephrostomy | create a new opening into the kidney |
| nephrotomy | incision into a kidney |
| nephropathy | kidney disease |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of kidney |
| nephrolithiasis | condition of kidney stones |
| nephrosclerosis | hardening of the kidney |
| pyelogram | x-ray of the renal pelvis |
| pyelitis | renal pelvis inflammation |
| pyeloplasty | surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| urologist | specialist in urine |
| uremia | accumulation of waste products (nitrogenous wastes) in the bloodstream |
| ureteral | pertaining to the ureter |
| ureterectasis | ureter dilation |
| ureterolith | ureter stone |
| ureterostenosis | narrowing of a ureter |
| uretheral | pertaining to the urethra |
| urethralgia | urethra pain |
| urethritis | urethra inflammation |
| urethrorrhagia | rapid bleeding from the urethra |
| urethroscope | instrument to visually examine the urethra |
| urethrostenosis | narrowing of the urethra |
| urinary | pertaining to the urine |
| anuria | condition of no urine |
| bacteriuria | bacteria in the urine |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| glycosuria | sugar in the urine |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| ketonuria | ketones in the urine |
| nocturia | frequent nighttime urination |
| oliguria | scanty amount of urine |
| polyuria | too much urine |
| proteinuria | protein in the urine |
| pyuria | condition of pus in the urine |
| anuria | suppression o furine formed by the kidneys |
| azotemia | accumulation of nitrogenous waste in the bloodstream |
| calculus | stone formed with an organ |
| catheter | flexible tube insterted into the body for the purpose of removing or inserting fluids |
| diuresis | increased formation and secretion of urine |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine |
| nocturnal enuresis | bed-wetting at night |
| frequency | greater than normal occurence in the urge to urinate |
| hesitancy | decrease in the force of the urine stream (symptom of blockage along the urethra) |
| nephrology | branch of medicine that specializes in the treament and diagnosis of kidney diseases and disorders |
| renal colic | pain caused by a kidney stone |
| nephrologist | kidney specialist |
| stricture | narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system |
| urgency | feeling the need to urinate immediately |
| urinary incontinence | involuntary release of urine |
| urology | branch of medicine that treats and diagnoses the urinary system (and male reproductive system) |
| voiding | urination |
| diabetic nephropathy | accumulation of damage to the glomerulus capillaries due to chronic high blood sugars of diabetes mellitus |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of calculi in the kidney. usually begins with the solidification of salts in the urine. (kidney stones) |
| nephroptosis | downward displacement of the kidney out of its normal location; aka floating kidney |
| polycystic kidneys | formation of multiple cysts within the kidney tissue. Results in the destruction of normal kidney tissue and uremia. |
| Renal failure | inability of the kidneys to filter wastes from the blood resulting in uremia. May be acute or chronic. Typically results in dialysis. |
| cystocele | hernia or protrusion of the urinary bladder into the wall of the vagina. |
| Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) | Infection, usually from bacteria, of any organ of the urinary system |
| blood urea nitrogen (BUN) | blood test to measure kidney function by the level of nitrogenous waste (urea) that is in the blood |
| Clean Catch specimen (CC) | Urine sample obtained after cleaning off the urinary opening and catching/collecting a sample of urine midstream |
| urinalysis (UA) | test that consists of physical, chemical and microscopic examination of urine |
| Urine Culture and Sensitivity (C&S) | Attempt to grow bacteria on a culture medium in order to identify and determine which antibiotics it is sensitive to. |
| cystography | process of instilling dye into the bladder to visualize the urinary bladder on x-ray |
| intravenous pyelogram (IVP) | Injecting a contrast medium into the vein and then taking x-ray to visualize the renal pelvis. |
| kidneys ureters bladder (KUB) | x-ray taken of the abdomen to visually examine the kidneys ureters and bladder (no dye) |
| cystoscopy | visual examination of the urinary bladder using an instrument called a cystoscope |
| catheterization | Insertion of a tube through the urethra and into the urinary bladder for purposes of withdrawing urine or inserting dye. |
| hemodialysis (HD) | Use of artificial kidney machine that filters the blood. |
| lithotripsy | destroying or crushing stones in the bladder or urethra |
| nephrolithotomy | removal of stones from the kidney |
| diuretic | medication to increase the volume of urine produced by the kidneys |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| cath | catheterization |
| Cl- | chloride |
| C | culture & sensitivity |
| cysto | cystoscopy |
| GU | genitourinary |
| H2O | water |
| I | intake and output |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| K+ | Potassium |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| Na+ | Sodium |
| U/A | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
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lynette.thorpe
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