Ch 16-Urinary And Male Reproductive Flashcards
Crypt/o
Hidden
Noct/o
Night
Protein/o
Protein
Spermat/o
Sperm
-cidal
To kill
-continence
To stop
Trans-
Through; across
Calic/o; calyc/o
Calix; calyx
Caliceal (calyceal)
Pertaining to the calyces (calices)
Caliectasis (calyectasis)
Dilation of the calyx
-ectasis-dilation; stretching
Catheter/o
Something inserted
Catheterization
Process of inserting a flexible tube into a body cavity such as the urinary tract for the purpose of removing fluid
Corpor/o
Body
Extracorporeal
Pertaining to outside the body
-eal-pertaining to
Extra-outside
Cortic/o
Cortex; outer layer
Cortical
Pertaining to the cortex or outer layer of the kidney
Cyst/o
Bladder
Cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder
Cystoscope
Instrument used to visually examine the bladder
Cystoscopy
Process of visually examining the bladder
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
Glomerulosclerosis
Hardening of the glomerulus
Lith/o
Stone
Lithotripsy
Surgical crushing of kidney stones.
Meat/o
Meatus
Meatotomy
Process of cutting into the urethral meatus (to widen the meatus)
Medull/o
Medulla
Medullary
Pertaining to the medulla
Nephr/o
Kidney
Nephrolithiasis
Kidney stones
-iasis-abnormal condition
Lith/o-stones
Nephrolithotomy
Process of removing stones by cutting into the kidney
Nephropathy
Disease of the kidney
Nephropexy
Surgical fixation of the kidney
Nephroptosis
Dropping kidney
Nephrotomography
Procedure that utilizes X-rays to show the renal tissue at various depths. Tomography gives different cuts or views of the kidney
Hydronephrosis
Accumulation of fluid in the renal pelvis due to the obstruction of the normal urinary pathway
Nephroblastoma
Malignant tumor of the kidney usually occurring in children; also known as Wilm’s tumor
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis (dilated upper portion of ureter)
Pyelogram
Record of the ureters and kidneys particularly the renal pelvis
Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney
Renal hypoplasia
Underdeveloped kidney
Trigon/o
Trigone
Trigonitis
Inflammation of the trigone
Ureter/o
Ureter
Ureteral
Pertaining to the ureter
Ureterectasis
Stretching of the ureters
Ureteroileostomy
New opening between the ureter and ileum. Diverts urine from the ureter to the ileum
Ureterolith
Stone in the ureter
Ureterostenosis
Narrowing of the ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Cystourethrography
Process of producing an image of the bladder and urethra using X-rays. If this is performed when the patient is discharging urine it is called voiding Cystourethrography (vCGU)
Transurethral
Pertaining to through the urethra