Chapter 13 Flashcards
ren/o
kidney
ex. ‘suprarenal’ - above the kidney
nephr/o
kidney
ex. ‘nephrosis’ - any noninflammatory disease condition of the kidney
glomerul/o
glomerulus
ex. ‘juxtaglomerular’ - near the glomerulus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ex. ‘pyelectasis’ - dialation of the renal pelvis
cali/o
calyx
ex. ‘caliceal’ - pertaining to a renal calyx
note addition of ‘e’, also spelled calyceal
kidney
organ of excretion, filters blood and forms urine.
glomerulus
cluster of capillaries within the glomerular capsule
renal pelvis
the expanded upper end of the ureter that receives urine from the kidney
calyx
A cup like cavity in the pelvis of the kidney; also calix
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
ex. ‘urosepsis’ - generalized infection that originates in the urinary tract
urin/o
urine
ex. ‘nocturia’ - urination during the night
noct/i
night
ex. ‘nocturia’ - urination during the night
ureter/o
ureter
ex. ‘ureterostenosis’ - narrowing of the ureter
cyst/o
urinary bladder
ex. ‘cystocele’ - hernia of the urinary bladder
vesic/o
urinary bladder
ex. ‘intravesical’ - within the urinary bladder
urethr/o
urethra
ex. ‘urethrotome’ - instrument for incising the urethra
urine
fluid excreted by kidneys (water, electrolytes, metabolic waste, urea pigments)
ureter
the tube that carries urine from from the kidneys to the bladder
urinary bladder
organ that stores and eliminates urine excreted by the kidneys
urethra
the tubes that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
