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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| KIDNEYS | 2 bean shaped organs that remove waste products from blood |
| NEPHRON | urine-producing microscopic structure |
| GLOMERULUS | cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron |
| RENAL PELVIS | funnel-shaped structure that collects urine and passes it to the ureter |
| HILUM | indentation on the medial side of kidney where the ureter leaves the kidney |
| URETERS | 2 slender tubes that recieve the urine from the kidneys and carry it to the posterior portion of the bladder |
| URINARY BLADDER | muscular, hallow organ that temporarily holds urine |
| URETHRA | lowest part of urinary tract, through wich urine passes through the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
| URINARY MEATUS | opening through which urine passes to the outside |
| CYST/O, VESIC/O | bladder, sac |
| GLOMERUL/O | glomerulus |
| MEAT/O | meatus |
| NEPHR/O, REN/O | kidney |
| PYEL/O | renal pelvis |
| URTER/O | ureter |
| URETHR/O | urethra |
| ALBUMIN/O | albumin |
| AZOT/O | urea, nitrogen |
| BLAST/O | developing cell, germ cell |
| GLYC/O, GLYCOS/O | sugar |
| HYRD/O | water |
| LITH/O | stone, calculus |
| NOCT/I | night |
| OLIG/O | scanty, few |
| SON/O | sound |
| TOM/O | cut, section |
| URIN/O, UR/O | urine, urinary tract |
| -IASIS, -ESIS | condition |
| -LYSIS | loosening,dissolution,seperating |
| -MAGALY | enlargement |
| -PTOSIS | drooping, sagging, prolapse |
| -RRAPHY | suturing, repairing |
| -TRIPSY | surgical crushing |
| -TROPHY | nourishment, development |
| -URIA | urine, urination |
| CYSTITIS | inflammation of the bladder |
| CYSTOCELE | protrusion of the bladder |
| CYSTOLITH | stone in the bladder |
| GLOMERULONEPHRITIS | inflammtion of the glomeruli of the kidney |
| HYDRONEPHROSIS | abnormal condition of water in the kidney |
| NEPHRITIS | inflammation of the kidney |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | kidney tumor containing developing cell |
| NEPHROHYPERTROPHY | excessive development of the kidney |
| NEPHROLITHIASIS | condition of stones in the kidney |
| NEPHROMA | tumor of the kidney |
| NEPHROMEGALY | enlargement of the kidney |
| NEPHROPTOSIS | drooping kidney |
| PYELITIS | inflammtion of the renal pelvis |
| PYELONEPHRITIS | inflammtion of the renal pelvis and the kidney |
| UREMIA | condition of urine in the blood |
| URETERITIS | inflammtion of the ureter |
| URETEROCELE | protrusion of the ureter |
| URETEROLITHIASIS | condition of stones in the ureters |
| URETEROSTENOSIS | narrowing of the ureter |
| URETEROCYSTITIS | inflammation of the ureter and the bladder |
| EPISPADIAS | congenital defect where the meatus in on the upper surface of penis |
| HYPOSPADIAS | congenital defect where the meatus is on the underside of penis |
| POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE | condition where the kidney contains many cysts and is enlarged |
| RENAL CALCULI | stones in the kidney |
| RENAL HYPERTENSION | elevated blood pressure from kidney disease |
| SEPSIS | condition where bacteria enters the bloodstream causing an inflammatory response to the infection |
| URINARY RETENTION | abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of inability to urinate |
| URINARY SUPPRESSION | sudden stoppage of urine formation |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) | infection of 1 or more organs of the urinary tract |
| CYSTECTOMY | excision of the bladder |
| CYSTOLITHOTOMY | incision of the bladder to remove a stone |
| CYSTORRAPHY | suturing the bladder |
| CYSTOSTOMY | creation of an artificial opening into the bladder |
| CYSTOTOMY or VESICOTOMY | incision of the bladder |
| LITHOTRIPSY | surgical crushing of a stone |
| MEATOTOMY | incision of the meatus |
| NEPHRECTOMY | excision of the kidney |
| NEPHROLYSIS | seperating the kidney |
| NEPHROPEXY | surgical fixation of the kidney |
| NEPHROPYELOLITHOTOMY | incision through the kidney to the renal pelvis to remove a stone |
| NEPHROSTOMY | creation of an artificial opening into the kidney |
| PYELOLITHOTOMY | incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone |
| PYELOPLASTY | surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
| URETERECTOMY | excision of a ureter |
| URETEROSTOMY | creation of an artificial opening into the ureter |
| URETHROPLASTY | surgical repair of the urethra |
| VESICOURETHRAL SUSPENSION | suspension pertaining to the bladder and the urethra |
| EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) | noninvasive traetment for removal of kidney or ureteral stones |
| FULGURATION | destruction of living tissue with an electric spark |
| RENAL TRANSPLANT | surgical implantation of a donor kidney to replace a bad kidney |
| CYSTOGRAM | x ray image of the bladder |
| CYSTOGRAPHY | x ray imaging of the bladder |
| INTRAVENOUS URAGRAM (IVU) | x ray image of the urinary tract |
| NEPHROGRAM | x ray image of the kidney |
| NEPHROGRAPHY | x ray imaging of the kidney |
| NEPHROSONOGRAPHY | process of recording kidneys with sound (ultrasound test) |
| NEPHROTOMOGRAM | sectional x ray image of the kidney |
| RENOGRAM | graphic record of the kidney |
| RETROGRADE UROGRAM | x ray image of the urinary tract (retrograde means direction oppisite from normal) |
| CYSTOSCOPE | instument used for visual examination of the bladder |
| VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY | x ray imaging of the bladder and urethra (dye in bladder) |
| CYSTOSCOPY | visual examination of the bladder |
| MEATOSCOPE | instrument used for visual examination of the meatus |
| NEPHROSCOPE | instrument used for visual examination of the kidneys |
| URETHROSCOPE | instument used for visual examination of the urethra |
| URINOMETER | instrument used tro measure specific gravity of urine |
| KIDNEY, URETER, and BLADDER (KUB) | simple x ray image of abdomen |
| BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN) | blood test that measures amount of urea in blood |
| CREATINE | blood test that measures amount of creatine in blood |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY (SG) | test on urine to measure concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys |
| URINALYSIS(UA) | multiple routine tests preformed on urine specimin |
| ALBUMINURIA | albumin in the urine |
| ANURIA | absence of urine |
| AZOTEMIA | excessive urea and nitrogen in the blood |
| DIURESIS | condition of urine passing through (increased excretion of urine) |
| DYSURIA | difficult or painful urination |
| GLYCOSURIA | sugar in the urine |
| HEMATURIA | blood in the urine |
| MEATAL | pertaining to the meatus |
| NEPHROLOGIST | physician who studies and treats diseases of the kidney |
| NEPHROLOGY | the study of the kidneys |
| NOCTURIA | night urination |
| OLIGURIA | scanty urine |
| POLYURIA | much urine |
| PYURIA | pus in the urine |
| URINARY | pertaining to urine |
| UROLOGIST | physician who studies and treats the urinary tract |
| UROLOGY | the study of the urinary tract |
| CATHETER (CATH) | flexible tubelike devise for installing or withdrawing fluids |
| DISTENDED | streched out |
| DIURETIC | agent that increases the formation and excretion of urine |
| ENURESIS | involuntary urination (bed wetting) |
| HEMODIALYSIS (HD) | procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of the inability of the kidneys to do so |
| INCONTINENCE | inability to control bladder and or bowels |
| MICTURATE | to urinate or void |
| PERITONEAL DIALYSIS | procedure for removing toxic waste when a kidney is unable to do so |
| STRICTURE | abnormal narrowing |
| URINAL | receptical for urine |
| URINARY CATHETERIZATION | passage of a cath into the urinary bladder to remove urine |
| URODYNAMICS | pertaing to the force and flow of the urine in the urinary tract |
| VOID | to empty or evacuate waste material (esp. urine) |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CATH | catheter, catheterization |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
| HD | hemodialysis |
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