Med Terms Unit 6- Urinary system

Question 1

nephr/o, ren/o

Answer 1

kidney

Question 2

urethr/o

Answer 2

urethra

Question 3

kidneys

Answer 3

remove waste from the blood

Question 4

pyel/o

Answer 4

renal pelvis

Question 5

renal pelvis

Answer 5

collects urine and passes to ureter

Question 6

ureter/o

Answer 6

ureter

Question 7

ureter

Answer 7

carries urine from kidneys to bladder

Question 8

cyst/o, vesic/o

Answer 8

bladder

Question 9

bladder

Answer 9

hollow organ that holds urine

Question 10

urethra

Answer 10

passes urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

Question 11

unin/o, ur/o, -uria

Answer 11

urine

Question 12

urine

Answer 12

liquid waste produced by the kidneys

Question 13

albumin/o

Answer 13

albumin

Question 14

albumin

Answer 14

type of protein

Question 15

glyc/o, glycos/o

Answer 15

sugar, glucose

Question 16

glucose in urine

Answer 16

is a sign of diabetes

Question 17

lith/o

Answer 17

stone

Question 18

kidney stone

Answer 18

form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

Question 19

calculus, calculi (pl)

Answer 19

terms that refer to stone(s)

Question 20

urea

Answer 20

waste product

Question 21

UA, ua

Answer 21

urinalysis

Question 22

KUB

Answer 22

kidneys, ureter, bladder

Question 23

IVP

Answer 23

intravenous pyelogram

Question 24

intravenous pyelogram

Answer 24

a special x-ray exam of the kidney, bladder and uterus

Question 25

cath

Answer 25

catheter; catheterization

Question 26

catheter

Answer 26

a flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

Question 27

ARF

Answer 27

acute renal failure

Question 28

acute renal failure

Answer 28

sudden kidney failure

Question 29

CRF

Answer 29

chronic renal failure

Question 30

chronic renal failure

Answer 30

loss of kidney function slowly over time

Question 31

UTI

Answer 31

urinary tract infection

Question 32

urinary tract infection

Answer 32

bacterial infection of bladder or urethra

Question 33

BUN

Answer 33

blood urea nitrogen

Question 34

blood urea nitrogen

Answer 34

test done to see how well kidneys are working

Question 35

micturition, voiding

Answer 35

urination, excretion of urine from the body

Question 36

incontinence, enuresis

Answer 36

involuntary urination

Question 37

olig/o

Answer 37

scanty; few; very little

Question 38

oliguria

Answer 38

very little urine produced or excreted

Question 39

nocturia

Answer 39

excessive urination at night

Question 40

uremia

Answer 40

blood in the urine

Question 41

-ptosis

Answer 41

drooping, sagging, floating,

Question 42

nephroptosis

Answer 42

drooping, sagging, floating kidney

Question 43

-pexy

Answer 43

surgical fixation

Question 44

nephropexy

Answer 44

surgical fixation of floating kidney

Question 45

-tripsy

Answer 45

surgical crushing

Question 46

nephrolithotripsy

Answer 46

surgical crushing of a stone in a kidney

Question 47

hemodialysis

Answer 47

filtering blood through a machine then putting it back in the body

Question 48

-lysis

Answer 48

breaking down, destruction

Question 49

-rraphy

Answer 49

suturing, stitching

Question 50

cystorraphy

Answer 50

suturing of the bladder

Question 51

diuretic

Answer 51

agent or substance that increases the amount of urine

Question 52

sepsis

Answer 52

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream

Question 53

septic

Answer 53

pertaining to sepsis