Chapter 15 Flashcards
1
Q
10-12” tubes that carry urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder
A
ureters
2
Q
the canal from the bladder that takes urine to the outside of the body
A
urethra
3
Q
without urine
A
anuria
4
Q
stone (may cause severe pain and/or an obstruction)
A
calculus
5
Q
increase in urinary output
A
diuresis
6
Q
related to difficult or painful urination
A
dysuria
7
Q
bedwetting
A
enuresis
8
Q
the urge to urinate often (more than once within 2 hours or 6-7 times within a day)
A
frequency
9
Q
related to blood in the urine
A
hematuria
10
Q
urinate
A
micturation or void
11
Q
condition of kidney stone
A
nephrolithiasis or renal calculi
12
Q
related to night time urination
A
nocturia
13
Q
related to scanty urination
A
oliguria
14
Q
related to excessive urination
A
polyuria
15
Q
related to bacteria in urine
A
pyuria
