Urinary System Flashcards
cyst/o, vesic/o
bladder, sac
glomerul/o
glomerulus
meat/o
meatus (opening)
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
albumin/o
albumin
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
blast/o
developing cell, germ cell
glyc/o, glycos/o
sugar
hydr/o
water
lith/o
stone, calculus
noct/i
night
olig/o
scanty, few
son/o
sound
tom/o
cut, section
trachel/o
neck, neck-like
urin/o, ur/o
urine, urinary tract
ven/o
vein
-iasis, -esis
condition
-lysis
loosening, dissolution, separtatiing
-megaly
enlargement
-orrhaphy
suturing, repairing
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
-tripsy
surgical crushing
-trophy
nourishment, development
-uria
urine, urination
albuminuria
albumin in the urine (albumin is an important protein in the blood, but when found in the urine it indicates a kidney problem)
anuria
absence of urine (failure of the kidney to excrete urine)
azoturia
(excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the urine
diuresis
condition of urine passing through (increased excretion of urine)
dysuria
difficult or painful urination
glycosuria
sugar (glucose) in the urine
hematuria
blood in the urine
meatal
pertaining to the meatus
nocturia
night urination