Term | Definition |
cali/o | calyx / cup-shaped |
cyst | urinary bladder |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
meat/o | meatus |
nephr/o | kidney |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
trigon/o | trigone |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
vesic/o | urinary bladder |
albumin/o | albumin |
azot/o | nitrogen |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
dips/o | thirst |
kal/o | potassium |
ket/o | ketone bodies |
keton/o | ketone bodies |
lith/o | stone |
natr/o | sodium |
noct/o | night |
olig/o | scanty (very little) |
-poietin | substance that forms |
py/o | pus |
-tripsy | crushing |
ur/o | urine |
urin/o | urine |
-uria | urination / urine condition |
glycos/o | sugar |
nephrolithiasis | kidney stones |
polycystic kidney disease | multiple fluid-filled sacs within and on the kidney |
pyelonephritis | inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma |
renal failure | decrease in excretion of wastes results from impaired filtration function |
renal hypertension | high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease |
diabetes insipidus (type 1) | antidiuretic hormone is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to the antidiuretic hormone |
diabetes mellitus (type 2) | insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects |
blood urea nitrogen | measurement of urea levels in the blood |
CT urography | x-ray images obtained using computed tomography show multiple cross-sectional and other views of the kidney |
kidneys, ureters and bladder | x-ray examination of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
renal angiography | x-ray examination of the blood vessels of the kidney |
MRI | changing magnetic field produces images of the kidney and surrounding structures in three planes of the body |
cystoscopy | direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope |
dialysis | process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood |
lithotripsy | urinary tract stones are crushed |
renal angioplasty | dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries |
renal biopsy | removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination |
renal transplant | surgical transfer of a kidney from a donor to a recipient |
urinary catheterization | passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
CKD | chronic kidney disease |
CRF | chronic renal failure |
K+ | potassium |
KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
NA+ | sodium |
PKD | Polycystic kidney disease |
UA | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |