Question | Answer |
uro | urine or urinary tract |
cysto | bladder, cyst or fluid filled sac |
vesico | bladder or blister |
pyelo | renal pelvis |
gono | genitals or reproduction |
nocto | night |
nocti | night |
oligo | few, scanty |
keto, ketono | ketone bodies |
renal pelvis | "funnel shaped", drains urine from the kidney to the ureter |
-poietin | that which causes prodution |
vesicle | pertaining to a fluid-filled sac, usually the urinary bladder |
anti diuretic | increases reabsorption of H2O by renal tubules; decrease urine production |
micturition | urination |
voiding | urination |
specific gravity | density of urine compared with the density of water |
urea | nitrogen compound, final product of protein metabolism |
creatinine | nitrogen product produced by the body's normal metabolism |
urinary casts | gelatinous structures that take shape of renal tubulesu |
indwelling catheter | left in place for a prolonged period |
foley catheter | held in place by a balloon tip filled with sterile liquid |
electro/myo/graphy | evaluate the strength of perineal muscles used in voiding |
cysto/metro/graphy | information on the amount of pressure exerted on the bladder wall |
perineum | supports and surrounds distal parts of urogenital and gastrointestinal tracts |
intravenous urography | xray of entire urinary system after urine has been rendered with contrast |
nephro | kidney |
oliguria | diminished capacity to form urine, less than 500 ml |
anuria | urinary out put of less tan 100 ml |
hesitancy | difficulty beginning flow, decrease in the force of urine stream |
urinary retention | incomplete emptying of bladder |
urinary incontinence | inability to control urination |
enuresis | inability to control urination |
wilms tumor | malignant neoplasm of the kidney that occurs in young children |
uremia | accumulation of waste products in blood from inadequate functioning of the urinary system |
renal failure | inability of kidneys to excrete wastes |
nephrotic syndrome | abnormal condition of the kidney, characterized by proteinuria and edema |
diabetes insipidus | not related to the body's use of insulin. May be hormonal or renal. Urinary output exceeds 3000 ml a day |
neuro/genic bladder | dysfunction of the bladder caused by a lesion of the nervous system |
hydro/nephrosis | distension of renal pelvis with urine obstructing the upper part of the ureter |
hydro/ureter | distension of a ureter with urine or watery fluid |
kidney dialysis or hemo/dialysis | diffusing blood through a semipermeable membrane to remove toxic materials and maintain the acid base balance of an impaired kidney |
laparo/scopic nephrectomy | removal of kidney through several small incisions in the abdominal wall |
lithotrite | instrument used in conjunction with a catheter to crush bladder stones |
ureterocystostomy | transplantation of the ureter to a differentr site on the bladder |
nephropexy | corrects nephroptosis "floating kidney" |
diuresis | excessive or increased urination |