Unit 6- Urinary system Flashcards
nephr/o
ren/o
Kidneys
Removes waste from blood
pyel/o
Renal Pelvis
Collects urine and passes to ureter
Ureter/o
Ureter
Carries urine from kidneys to bladder
cyst/o
vesic/o
Bladder
hollow organ that holds urine
urethr/o
Urethra
passes urine from bladder to outside the body
urin/o
ur/o
-uria
urine
liquid waste produced by the kidneys
albumin/o
Albumin
type of protein
glyc/o
glycos/o
Sugar
glucose; in urine sign of diabetes
lith/o
Stone(s)
form in the kidney and travel through urinary system
calculus
calculi (pl)
terms that refer to stone(s)
urea
waste product
physicians sue to diagnose kidney disorders
UA
ua
Urinalysis
KUB
Kidneys
Ureter
Bladder
IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
-gram- record, image
cath
catheter; catheterization
ARF
Acute renal failure
sudden kidney faliure
CRF
Chronic renal failure
loss of kidney function slowly over time
UTI
urinary tract infection
bacterial infection of the bladder or urethra
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
test done to see how well kidneys are working
micturition
voidings
urination; excretion of urine from the body
incontinence
enuresis
involuntary urination
inability to control excretory functions
olig/o
scanty; few; very little
noct/i
night
nocturia
excessive urination at night
uremia
blood in the urine
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, floating
-pexy
surgical fixation
-tripsy
surgical crushing
hemodialysis
filtering of the blood
-lysis
breaking down; destruction
-rrhaphy
suturing (stitching)
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
sepsis
an infection that spreads through the blood stream
septic
pretaining to sepsis
