Definitions 2 Flashcards
The term meaning: “scanty urination”.
Oliguria
The process of artificially filtering waste products from the patient’s blood.
Hemodialysis
The placement of catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone.
Suprapubic Catheterization
The removal of excess tissue from the prostate with the use of a resectoscope.
Transurethral Prostatectomy (TURP)
An abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine.
Hyperproteinuria
The dilation (swelling) of one or both kidneys.
Hydronephrosis
A diagnostic procedure in which a fluoroscope is used to examine the flow of urine from the bladder and through the urethra.
Cystourethrography
The surgical suturing of a ureter.
Ureterorrhaphy
The inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing, laughing, or coughing.
Stress incontinence
A benignancy of the prostate gland.
Prostatism
The bleeding from the urethra.
Urethrorrhagia
The surgical incision to remove a stone from the bladder.
Lithotomy
The surgical incision to increase the opening of the urethral meatus.
Meatotomy
The formation of discharge or pus from the kidney.
Nephropyosis
The inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney.
Pyelonephritis
