Unit 6 pt 1 Flashcards
Nephroptosis
Drooping kidney
Pyelitis
Inflammation of renal pelvis
Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney
Uremia
Condition of urine (urea) in the blood (toxic condition resulting of by-products of the kidney in the blood)
Ureteritis
Inflammation of a ureter
Ureterocele
Protrusion of a ureter
Ureterolithiasis
Condition of stones in the ureters
Ureterostenosis
Narrowing of the ureter
Urethrocystitis
Inflammation of the urethra and the bladder
Cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder
Cystocele
Protrusion of the bladder
Cystolith
Stone in the bladder
Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
Hydronephrosis
Abnormal condition of water in the kidney (distension of the renal pelvis with urine because of an obstruction)
Nephritis
Inflammation of the kidney
Nephroblastoma
Kidney tumor containing developing cell (malignant tumor)(also called Wilma tumor)
Nephrohypertrophy
Excessive development (increase in size) of the kidney
Nephrolithiasis
Condition of stone(s) in the kidney