Chapter 6- Words not built from word parts

Question 1

Epispadias

Answer 1

Congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis

Question 2

Hypospadias

Answer 2

Congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the underside of the penis; a similar defect can occur in the female.

Question 3

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Answer 3

Condition in which the kidney contains many cysts and is enlarged.

Question 4

Renal Calculus

Answer 4

Stone in the kidney

Question 5

Renal Failure

Answer 5

Loss of kidney function resulting in it’s inability to remove waste products from the body and maintain electrolyte balance.

Question 6

Renal Hypertension

Answer 6

Elevated blood pressure resulting from kidney disease.

Question 7

Urinary Retension

Answer 7

Abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of inability to urinate.

Question 8

Urinary Suppression

Answer 8

Sudden stoppage of urine formation

Question 9

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

Answer 9

Infection of one or more organs of the urinary tract.

Question 10

Extra Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)

Answer 10

Noninvasive surgical procedure to crush stone(s) in the kidney or ureter by administration of repeated shock waves. Stone fragments are eliminated from the body in urine.

Question 11

Fulguration

Answer 11

Destruction of living tissue with an electric spark.

Question 12

Renal Transplant

Answer 12

Surgical implantation of a donor kidney into a patient with inadequate renal function.

Question 13

KUB (Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder)

Answer 13

Simple radiographic image of the abdomen. It is often used to view the kidneys, ureters, and bladder to determine size, shape, and location. Also used to identify calculi in the kidney, ureters, or bladder, or to diagnose intestinal obstruction.

Question 14

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Answer 14

Blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood. An increased BUN detects an abnormality in renal function.

Question 15

Creatinine

Answer 15

Blood test that measures the amount of creatinine in the blood. An elevated amount may indicate impaired kidney function.

Question 16

Specific Gravity (SG)

Answer 16

Test performed on a urine specimen to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys.

Question 17

Urinalysis (UA)

Answer 17

Multiple routine tests performed on a urine specimen. Physical examination and chemical analysis of a urine specimen provides screening for blood, glucose, protein and other substances in the urine and offers a picture of overall health.

Question 18

Catheter (cath)

Answer 18

Flexible, tubelike device, such as urinary catheter, or withdrawing or instilling fluids.

Question 19

Distended

Answer 19

Stretched out (a bladder is distended when filled with urine)

Question 20

Enuresis

Answer 20

Involuntary urination.

Question 21

Hemodialysis (HD)

Answer 21

Procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inability of the kidney’s to do so.

Question 22

Incontinence

Answer 22

Inability to control the bladder and/or bowels.

Question 23

Micturate

Answer 23

To urinate or void

Question 24

Peritoneal Dialysis

Answer 24

Procedure for removing toxic wastes when the kidney is unable to do so; the peritoneal cavity is used as a receptacle for the fluid used in the dialysis

Question 25

Stricture

Answer 25

Abnormal narrowing, such as a urethral stricture.

Question 26

Urinary Catherization

Answer 26

Passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine.

Question 27

Void

Answer 27

To empty or evacuate waste material, especially urine.