Unit 6 Flashcards
kidney(s)
nephr/o
ren/o
(remove waste from blood)
renal pelvis
pyel/o
collects urine and passes to ureter
ureter
ureter/o
carries urine from kidneys to bladder
bladder
cyst/o
vsic/o
(hollow organ that holds urine)
urethra
urethr/o
passes urine from bladder to outside the body
urine
urin/o
ur/o
-uria
(liquid waste produced by the kidneys)
albumin
albumin/o
type of protein
sugar
glyc/o
glycos/o
(glucose; in urine sign of diabetes)
stone(s)
lith/o
form in the kidney and travel through urinary system
terms that refer to stone(s)
calculus
calculi (pi)
waste product
urea
physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders
UA, ua
urinalysis
examining the urine
KUB
kidneys
ureters
bladder
IVP
Intravenous pyelogram (-gram= record, image)
cath
catheter; catheterization
ARF
sudden kidney failure
CRF
(chronic renal failure)
loss of kidney function slowly over time
UTI
(urinary tract infection)
bacterial infection of bladder or urethra
BUN
(blood urea nitrogen)
test done to see how well kidneys are working
micturition, voiding
urination, excretion of urine from the body
incontinece, enuresis
involuntary urination
inability to control excretory functions
olig/o
scanty; few; very little urine produced or excreted
cystolithotomy
surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder
noct/i
night
nocturia excessive urination at night
uremia
blood in the urine
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, floating
-pexy
surgical fixation
-tripsy
surgical crushing
hem/o
blood
-lysis
breaking down; destruction
filtering blood to remove waste
-rraphy
suturing (stitching)
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
sepsis
an infection that spreads through the bloodstream
septic
pertaining to sepsis
