Abbbreviations the urinary system

Question 1

ren/o

Answer 1

kidney-removes waste from blood

Question 2

nephr/p

Answer 2

kidney-removes waste from blood

Question 3

pyel/o

Answer 3

renal pelvis-collects urine and passes water

Question 4

ureter/o

Answer 4

ureter-carries urine from kidneys to bladder

Question 5

Cyst/o

Answer 5

Bladder-holds urine

Question 6

Vesic/o

Answer 6

bladder-holds urine

Question 7

urethr/o

Answer 7

urethra-passes urine from bladder to outside body

Question 8

urin/o

Answer 8

urine

Question 9

Ur/o

Answer 9

urine

Question 10

-Uria

Answer 10

urine

Question 11

albumin/o

Answer 11

albumin

Question 12

Glyc/o

Answer 12

sugar

Question 13

Glycos/o

Answer 13

sugar

Question 14

lith/o

Answer 14

stones

Question 15

calculus

Answer 15

refer to stones

Question 16

calculi (pl)

Answer 16

refer to stones

Question 17

urea

Answer 17

waste product

Question 18

UA

Answer 18

urinalysis

Question 19

KUB

Answer 19

Kidneys, Ureter, Bladder

Question 20

IVP

Answer 20

Intravenous pyelogram- special x-ray of the kidney, bladder, and ureter

Question 21

Cath

Answer 21

Catheter-flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

Question 22

ARF

Answer 22

acute(sudden) renal failure —sudden kidney failure

Question 23

CRF

Answer 23

Chronic Renal Failure—loss of kidney function slowly over time

Question 24

UTI

Answer 24

Urinary tract infection-bacterial infection of bladder/urethra

Question 25

BUN

Answer 25

Blood urea nitrogen-test on how well the kidneys are functioning

Question 26

Micturition, voiding

Answer 26

Urination

Question 27

incontinence, enuresis

Answer 27

involuntary urination

Question 28

Olig/o

Answer 28

scanty;few, very little

Question 29

cystolithotomy

Answer 29

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

Question 30

Noct/i

Answer 30

night

Question 31

uremia

Answer 31

blood in the urine

Question 32

-ptosis

Answer 32

drooping, sagging, floating

Question 33

-pexy

Answer 33

surgical fixation

Question 34

-tripsy

Answer 34

surgical crushing

Question 35

hemodialysis

Answer 35

filtering blood to remove waste hem/o=blood dia=through -lysis=breaking down;destruction

Question 36

-rrhaphy

Answer 36

stiches

Question 37

diuretic

Answer 37

agent that increases the amount of urine we produce

Question 38

sepsis

Answer 38

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

Question 39

septic

Answer 39

pertaining to sepsis