Chapter 10 (4) Flashcards
ur/o-
urinary system; urine
what is glomerulonephritis
infection and inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
glomerulo
glomerulus
nephro
nephron
what is hydronephrosis
condition in which urine distends the renal pelvis and calices or ureter
when does hydronephrosis occur
when a blood clot, infection, or kidney stone blocks the flow of urine
what is nephrolithiasis
formation of a kidney stone in urinary system that can cause severe pain
what is a calculus
kidney stone
lith/o
stone
-iasis
process or state
what is nephropathy
any disease of the kidney
what is nephroptosis
abnormally low position of a kidney
-ptosis
state of drooping
what is polycystic kidney disease
hereditary disease characterized by cysts in the kidney
what is pyelonephritis
infection and inflammation of the renal pelvis of the kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
what is renal cell cancer
cancerous tumor that begins in epithelial cells in tubules of the nephron
what is renal failure
disease in which urine production decreases and may even stop
AKI
acute kidney injury
CKD
chronic kidney disease
what causes AKI
trauma, blood loss, overwhelming infection
what causes CKD
renal insufficiency progressing to renal failure
what is uremia
condition in which there is excessive buildup of urea in the blood due to renal failure
UTI
urinary tract infection
what is a urinary tract infection
bacterial infection somewhere in urinary tract
what are the two combining forms that mean bladder
cyst/o (diseases of bladder)
vesic/o (adj of bladder)
what is bladder cancer
presence of cancerous tumor in epithelial cells of bladder
what is cystitis
infection or inflammation of the bladder
cyst/o
bladder
what is cystocele
hernia in which bladder bulges through a weakness in the muscular wall of the vagina or rectum, causing retention of urine inside hernia
-cele
hernia
what is incontinence
inability to voluntarily keep urine in the bladder
SUI
stress urinary incontinence
what is SUI caused by
weak pelvic floor muscles
in-
not
contin/o
hold together
-ence
state
what is neurogenic bladder
condition in which nerves to the bladder are not working properly
neur/o
nerve
gen/o
arising from
what is overactive bladder
condition in which bladder has too many involuntary contractions resulting in urgency and frequency
what is urinary retention
inability to empty the bladder
what is a vesicovaginal fistula
abnormal passageway connecting the bladder to the vagina where urine will flow and continually leak out of the body through the vagina
vesici/o
bladder
vagin/o
vagina
what is urethritis
infection or inflammation of the urethra
what is albuminuria
presence of albumin in the urine
aka proteinuria
what is anuria
complete absence of urine production by the kidneys
an-
not
what is bacteriuria
presence of bacteria in urine
what is dysuria
difficult or painful urination