Unit 10: The Urinary System Flashcards
Kidney
Nephr/o
Or
Ren/o
Renal pelvis
Pyel/o
Urinary bladder
Cyst/o
Or
Vesic/o
Urethra
Urethr/o
Ureter
Ureter/o
Cyst/itis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
Dys/uria
Difficulty of passing urine.
Nephr/o/logy
Study of the kidney and its diseases.
Pyel/o/lith/o/tomy
Lith/o - stone
Incision into the pelvis of the kidney to remove a stone.
Ren/al
Referring to the kidney.
Ureter/o/stomy
Surgical operation to make an opening into the ureter to pass urine out of the body.
Urethr/o/pexy
Surgical fixation of the urethra.
Urethr/o/rrhaphy
Suture of the urethra.
Urina/ry
Referring to the urine system.
Ureter/al
Or
Ureter/ic
Referring to the ureter.
Ureteral stone
Ur/o/graphy
X-ray examination of the urinary tract.
Ur/o/logy
Study of the urinary system and its diseases.
ARF
Acute Renal Failure
CKD
Chronic Kidney Disease
CRF
Chronic Renal Failure
HD
Hemodialysis
KUB
Kidneys, ureters, bladder
UTI
Urinary tract infection
Hematuria
Blood in the urine
Uremia
High levels of urea in the blood stream.
Intravesical
Pertaining to within the urinary bladder.