Chapter 55 Vocab

Question 1

Bateriuria

Answer 1

Bacteria in the urine

Question 2

Cystectomy

Answer 2

Surgical removal of the urinary bladder

Question 3

Cystitis

Answer 3

Inflammation of the urinary bladder

Question 4

Ileal Conduit

Answer 4

Transplantation of the ureters to an isolated section of the terminal ileum, with one end of the ureters brought to the abdominal wall

Question 5

Interstitial Cystitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the bladder wall that eventually causes disintegration of the lining and loss of bladder elasticity

Question 6

Micturation

Answer 6

Voiding or urination

Question 7

Neurogenic Bladder

Answer 7

Bladder dysfunction that results from a disorder or dysfunction of the nervous system and leads to urinary incontinence

Question 8

Nocturia

Answer 8

Awakening at night to urinate

Question 9

Overflow Incontinence

Answer 9

Involuntary urine loss associated with overdistention of the bladder

Question 10

Prostatitis

Answer 10

Inflammation of the prostate gland

Question 11

Pyelonephritis

Answer 11

Inflammation of the renal pelvis

Question 12

Pyuria

Answer 12

White blood cells in the urine

Question 13

Residual Urine

Answer 13

Urine that remains in the bladder after voiding

Question 14

Suprapubic Catheter

Answer 14

A urinary catheter that is inserted through a suprapubic incision into the bladder

Question 15

Uterosigmoidostomy

Answer 15

Transplantation of the ureters into the sigmoid colon, allowing urine to flow through the colon and out the rectum

Question 16

Uterovesical or Vesicoureteral Reflux

Answer 16

Backward flow of urine from the bladder into one or both ureters

Question 17

Urethritis

Answer 17

Inflammation of the urethra

Question 18

Urethrovesical Reflux

Answer 18

An obstruction to free-flowing urine leading to the reflux of urine from the urethra into the bladder

Question 19

Urinary Frequency

Answer 19

Voiding more often than every 3 hours

Question 20

Urinary Incontinence

Answer 20

Involuntary or uncontrolled loss of urine from the bladder

Question 21

Urosepsis

Answer 21

Spread of infection from the urinary tract to the bloodstream that results in a systemic infection