Chapter 55 Vocab Flashcards
Bateriuria
Bacteria in the urine
Cystectomy
Surgical removal of the urinary bladder
Cystitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Ileal Conduit
Transplantation of the ureters to an isolated section of the terminal ileum, with one end of the ureters brought to the abdominal wall
Interstitial Cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder wall that eventually causes disintegration of the lining and loss of bladder elasticity
Micturation
Voiding or urination
Neurogenic Bladder
Bladder dysfunction that results from a disorder or dysfunction of the nervous system and leads to urinary incontinence
Nocturia
Awakening at night to urinate
Overflow Incontinence
Involuntary urine loss associated with overdistention of the bladder
Prostatitis
Inflammation of the prostate gland
Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of the renal pelvis
Pyuria
White blood cells in the urine
Residual Urine
Urine that remains in the bladder after voiding
Suprapubic Catheter
A urinary catheter that is inserted through a suprapubic incision into the bladder
Uterosigmoidostomy
Transplantation of the ureters into the sigmoid colon, allowing urine to flow through the colon and out the rectum
Uterovesical or Vesicoureteral Reflux
Backward flow of urine from the bladder into one or both ureters
Urethritis
Inflammation of the urethra
Urethrovesical Reflux
An obstruction to free-flowing urine leading to the reflux of urine from the urethra into the bladder
Urinary Frequency
Voiding more often than every 3 hours
Urinary Incontinence
Involuntary or uncontrolled loss of urine from the bladder
Urosepsis
Spread of infection from the urinary tract to the bloodstream that results in a systemic infection
