6 Flashcards
Renal pelvis
Pyel/o
Collects urine and passes to ureter
Ureter
Ureter/o
Carries urine from kidneys to bladder
Bladder
Cyst/o Vesic/o
Hollow organ that hold urine
Urethra
Urethr/o
Passes urine from bladder to outside the body
Urine
Urin/o ur/o -uria
Liquid waste produced by the kidneys
Albumin
Albumin/o
Type of protein
Sugar
Glyc/o glycos/o
Glucose; in urine sign of diabetes
Stone
Lith/o
Form in the kidney and travel through urinary system
Terms that refer to stones
Calculus calculi
Waste product
Urea
Physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders
Urinalysis
UA ua
KUB
Kidneys ureter bladder
IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
Cath
Catheter
Flexible tube inserted into bladder to drain urine
Acute renal failure
ARF
Sudden kidney failure
Chronic renal failure
CRF
Loss of kidney function slowly over time
Urinary tract infection
UTI
Bacterial infection of bladder or urethra
Blood urea nitrogen
BUN
Test done to see how well kidneys are working
Micturition voiding
Urination
Incontinence enuresis
Involuntary urination
Olig/o
Scanty few very little urine production
Cystolythotomy
Surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder
Noct/I
Nocturia
Urination at night
Uremia
Blood in urine
-ptosis
Dropping sagging floating kidney
Nephroptosis
-proxy
Surgical fixation
-tripsy
Surgical crushing
Hemodialysis
Breaking down of blood
-rrhaphy
Suturing
Diuretic
Agent that increases the amount of urine
Sepsis
An infection that spreads through the bloodstream
Septic
Pertaining to sepsis
Kidneys
Nephr/o ren/o
Removes waste from blood
