Ch. 09 The Urinary System

Question 1

-cele

Answer 1

hernia, tumor, swelling

Question 2

-ectasis

Answer 2

stretching, dilation, enlargement

Question 3

-ectomy

Answer 3

surgical removal

Question 4

-graphy

Answer 4

process of recording

Question 5

-itis

Answer 5

inflammation

Question 6

-lithiasis

Answer 6

presence of stones

Question 7

-lysis

Answer 7

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

Question 8

-osis

Answer 8

abnormal condition

Question 9

-pexy

Answer 9

surgical fixation

Question 10

-rrhagia

Answer 10

bleeding

Question 11

-rrhaphy

Answer 11

surgical suturing

Question 12

-scopy

Answer 12

visual examination

Question 13

-stomy

Answer 13

surgical creation of a new opening

Question 14

-tomy

Answer 14

surgical incision

Question 15

-tripsy

Answer 15

to crush

Question 16

-uria

Answer 16

urination, urine

Question 17

a-, an-

Answer 17

without, absence

Question 18

ARF

Answer 18

acute renal failure

Question 19

AV fistula

Answer 19

arteriovenous fistula

Question 20

bacteri /o

Answer 20

bacteria

Question 21

BPH

Answer 21

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 22

cath

Answer 22

catheterization

Question 23

CKD

Answer 23

chronic kidney disease

Question 24

creatinine

Answer 24

waste product of muscle metabolism

Question 25

cyst /o

Answer 25

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

Question 26

cysto

Answer 26

cystoscopy

Question 27

dia-

Answer 27

through, between, apart, complete

Question 28

DRE

Answer 28

digital rectal examination

Question 29

dys-

Answer 29

difficult, painful

Question 30

ESRD

Answer 30

end-stage renal disease

Question 31

ESWL

Answer 31

extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

Question 32

GFR

Answer 32

glomenular filtration rate

Question 33

glomerul /o

Answer 33

glomerulus

Question 34

glycos /o

Answer 34

sugar, glucose

Question 35

GU

Answer 35

genitourinary

Question 36

HD

Answer 36

hemodialysis

Question 37

hem /o, hemat /o

Answer 37

blood

Question 38

homeostasis

Answer 38

process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment

Question 39

hydr /o

Answer 39

relating to water

Question 40

kidneys

Answer 40

pair of bean-shaped organs,
located against the back muscles of the upper abdominal cavity,
filter metabolic wastes and chemicals from the flood to form urine

Question 41

KUB

Answer 41

kidneys, ureters, bladder (x-ray)

Question 42

lith /o

Answer 42

stone, calculus

Question 43

nephr /o

Answer 43

kidney

Question 44

noct /o

Answer 44

night

Question 45

olig /o

Answer 45

scanty, few

Question 46

PD

Answer 46

peritoneal dialysis

Question 47

PKD

Answer 47

polycystic kidney disease

Question 48

poly-

Answer 48

many

Question 49

prostat /o

Answer 49

prostate

Question 50

prostate

Answer 50

gland of male reproductive system that surrounds the male urethra.

Question 51

protein /o

Answer 51

protein

Question 52

py /o

Answer 52

pus

Question 53

pyel /o

Answer 53

renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

Question 54

ren /o

Answer 54

kidney

Question 55

renal pelvis

Answer 55

area at the center of the kidney where urine collects

Question 56

RRT

Answer 56

renal replacement therapy

Question 57

TURP

Answer 57

transurethral resection of the prostate

Question 58

UA

Answer 58

urinalysis

Question 59

ur /o

Answer 59

urine, urinary tract

Question 60

urea

Answer 60

major waste product of protein metabolism

Question 61

ureter /o

Answer 61

ureter

Question 62

ureters

Answer 62

pair of tubes on the right and left sides of the body that connects the kidney to the bladder

Question 63

urethr /o

Answer 63

urethra

Question 64

urethra

Answer 64

tube through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body; in the male, it also carries sperm out of the body

Question 65

urinary bladder

Answer 65

hollow organ used for the storage of urine

Question 66

UTI

Answer 66

urinary tract infection