Chapter 8: Urinary System Flashcards
dialysis
mechanical filtering process used to remove metabolic waste products from blood, draw off excess fluids, and regulate body chemistry when kidneys fail to function properly
electrolytes
solutions that conduct electricity, such as acids, bases, and salts (sodium, potassium)
metabolism
sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place in an organism
pH
symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance
cyst/o, vesic/o
bladder
glomerul/o
glomerulus
meat/o
opening, meatus
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ur/o, urin/o
urine, urinary tract
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
ptosis
prolapse, downward placement
-uria
urine
poly-
many, mcuh
supra-
above, excessive, superior
azoturia
increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in urine
cystocele
bulging of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina as a result of weakening of supportive tissue between the bladder and the vagina
diuresis
increased formation and secretion of urine
dysuria
painful or difficult urination, typically caused by a urinary tract condition
edema
abnormal accumulation of fluids in the cell, tissues, or other parts of the body that may be a sing of kidney failure other disease
end-stage renal disease
kidney disease that has advanced to the point that the kidney can no longer adequately filter blood
enuresis
Involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which the bladder control should be established
Hypospadias
abnormal continental opening of the male urethra on the under surface of the penis
interstitial nephritis
form of nephritis in which pathological changes in renal interstitial tissue result in destruction of nephrons and severe impairment in renal function
Nephrolithiasis
formation of calculate in the kidney that results when substances that are normally dissolved in urine solidify