med term quiz #4 (ch 6, ch 7, and 8) Flashcards
albumin/o
albumin
azot/o
urea/nitrogen
blast/o
developing cell
cyst/o
bladder
glomuerl/o
glomerus
glycos/o
sugar
hydr/o
water
lith/o
stone
meat/o or nephr/o
opening and kidney
noct/i
night
olig/o
scanty amount
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ren/o
kidney
ur/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
vesic/o
bladder, sac
-iasis
condition
-lith
stones
-lysis
loosening
-pexy
surgical fixation
-ptosis
drooping
-tripsy
surgical crushinng
-uria
urine/urination
cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
cystocele
protrusion of the bladder
cystolith
bladder present in stone
glomerulonenephritis
inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
hydronephrosis
abnormal condition of water in the kidney
nephritis
inflammation of a kidney
nephroblastoma
kidney tumor containing developing (germ) cells
nepholithiasis
condition of stone(s) in the kidney
nephroma
tumor of the kidney
nephromegaly
enlargement of the kidney
nephroptosis
drooping kidney
pyelitis
inflammation of renal pelvis
pyelonephritis
inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
uremia
urine (urea nitrogen) in the blood (refers to the presence of azotemia and a wide range of signs and symptoms associated with chronic kidney disease,
ureteritis
inflammation of a ureter
ureterocele
protrusion of the ureter
ureterolithiasis
condition of stone(s) in the ureter
ureteostenosis
narrowing of the ureter
urethrocytisits
inflammation of the urethra and the bladder
vesicoureteral reflux
reflux pertaining to the bladder and ureter (a condition in which urine flows backward towards the kidneys)
cystectomy
excision of the bladder
cystolithotomy
incision into the bladder to remove stone(s)
cystostomy
creation of an artificial opening into the bladder
lithotripsy
surgical crushing of stone(s) (using shock waves)
meatotomy
incision into the meatus (to enlarge it)
nephrectomy
excision of the kidney
nephrolithotomy
incision into the kidney to remove stone(s)
nephrolithotripsy
surgical crushing of stone(s) in the kidney (using shock waves)
nephrolysis
separating the kidney (from other body structures)
nephropexy
surgical fixation of the kidney
nephrostomy
creation of an artificial opening into the kidney
pyelolithotomy
incision into the renal pelvis to remove stones
pyeloplasty
surgical repair of the renal pelvis
ureterectomy
excision of the ureter
ureterstomy
creation of artificial opening into the ureter
urethroplasty
surgical repair of the urethra
urostomy
creation of an artificial opening into the urinary system
vesicourethral suspension
suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra
andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis
epididym/o
Epididymis
orch/o
testes