Unit 10: The Urinary System Flashcards
1
Q
Kidney
A
Nephr/o
Or
Ren/o
2
Q
Renal pelvis
A
Pyel/o
3
Q
Urinary bladder
A
Cyst/o
Or
Vesic/o
4
Q
Urethra
A
Urethr/o
5
Q
Ureter
A
Ureter/o
6
Q
Cyst/itis
A
Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
7
Q
Dys/uria
A
Difficulty of passing urine.
8
Q
Nephr/o/logy
A
Study of the kidney and its diseases.
9
Q
Pyel/o/lith/o/tomy
A
Lith/o - stone
Incision into the pelvis of the kidney to remove a stone.
10
Q
Ren/al
A
Referring to the kidney.
11
Q
Ureter/o/stomy
A
Surgical operation to make an opening into the ureter to pass urine out of the body.
12
Q
Urethr/o/pexy
A
Surgical fixation of the urethra.
13
Q
Urethr/o/rrhaphy
A
Suture of the urethra.
14
Q
Urina/ry
A
Referring to the urine system.
15
Q
Ureter/al
Or
Ureter/ic
A
Referring to the ureter.
Ureteral stone
