Chapter 6 Words not built from word parts Flashcards
Blood urea nitrogen
Blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood
Catheter
Flexible tubelike device for withdrawing or instilling fluids
Creatinine
Blood test that measures the amount of creatinine in the blood
Distended
Stretched out
Enuresis
Involuntary urination
Epispadias
Urethrea ends on the top side of penis
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Crushing stones in the renal system with repeated shockwaves
Fulguration
Destructing of living tissue with an eclectic spark
Hemodyalysis (HD)
Procedure of removing impurities from the blood because the kidneys cant
Hypospadias
urethrea is not in the normal location in the penis
Incontinence
Inability to control the bladder and or bowels
KUB
Simple readioghraphic image of the abdomen
Micturate
To urinate or void
Peritoneal dialysis
Procedure to remove toxic wastes when the kidney is unable to do se
Polycystic kidney disease
kidney contains many cysts and is enlarged
renal calculi
stone in the kidney
Renal failure
loss of kidney function
renal hypertension
elevated BP resulting from kidney disease
renal transplant
Surgical implantation of a donor kidney
Specific gravity
test to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys
Stricture
Abnormal narrowing
urinal
receptacle for urine
urinalysis
Multiple routine tests performed on a urine specimen
Urinary catheterization
passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine
Urinary retention
Abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder
Urinary suppression
sudden stoppage of urine formation
UTI
infection of one or more organs in the urinary tract
Urodynamics
force and flow of urine in the urinary tract
Void
to empty
