Terminology Urinology Flashcards
Choledocholithiasis
also called bile duct stones or gallstones in the bile duct, is the presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct. Gallstones usually form in your gallbladder.
Choledocholithotomy
surgical incision of the common bile duct for removal of a gallstone
Cholelithiasis
the formation of gallstones
Cystoscopy
a procedure that allows your doctor to examine the lining of your bladder and the tube that carries urine out of your body (urethra).
Hematuria
the presence of blood in urine
Incontinence
inability of the body to control the evacuative functions of urination or defecation
Nocturia
The need to wake and pass urine at night (in contrast to enuresis, where urine is passed unintentionally during sleep)
Polyuria
production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine
Cholecystectomy
surgical removal of the gallbladder