Term Flashcards
Cystitis
inflammation of the urinary bladder
Mostly women
Dysuria
Painful in passing urine.
Mostly men
Nephrology
study of the kidney and its diseases
Pyelolithotomy
incision into the pelvis of the kidney to remove a stone
Renal
referring to the kidney
Ureterostomy
a surgical operation to make an opening in the ureter to pass urine out of the body
Urethropexy
surgical fixation of the urethra
Urethrorrhaphy
suture of the urethra
Urinary
referring to urine or the urinary system
Ureteral / Ureteric
referring to the ureter
Urography
an X-ray examination of the urinary tract
Urology
the study of the urinary system and
its diseases
Urologist
Operates on the kidney
Nephrologist
Treats it diagnoses the kidney
renal failure
When the kidneys stop functioning and fail to produce urine
Hematuria
Blood in the urine
Uremia
High levels of urea in the blood stream
Intravesical
Pertaining to within the urinary bladder
