Urinary System Flashcards
1
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cyst/o, vesic/o
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bladder, sac
2
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glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
3
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meat/o
A
meatus (opening)
4
Q
nephr/o, ren/o
A
kidney
5
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
6
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
7
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
8
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin
9
Q
azot/o
A
urea, nitrogen
10
Q
blast/o
A
developing cell, germ cell
11
Q
glyc/o, glycos/o
A
sugar
12
Q
hydr/o
A
water
13
Q
lith/o
A
stone, calculus
14
Q
noct/i
A
night
15
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olig/o
A
scanty, few
16
Q
son/o
A
sound
17
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tom/o
A
cut, section
18
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trachel/o
A
neck, neck-like
19
Q
urin/o, ur/o
A
urine, urinary tract
20
Q
ven/o
A
vein
21
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-iasis, -esis
A
condition
22
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-lysis
A
loosening, dissolution, separtatiing
23
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-megaly
A
enlargement
24
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-orrhaphy
A
suturing, repairing
25
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
26
-tripsy
surgical crushing
27
-trophy
nourishment, development
28
-uria
urine, urination
29
albuminuria
albumin in the urine (albumin is an important protein in the blood, but when found in the urine it indicates a kidney problem)
30
anuria
absence of urine (failure of the kidney to excrete urine)
31
azoturia
(excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the urine
32
diuresis
condition of urine passing through (increased excretion of urine)
33
dysuria
difficult or painful urination
34
glycosuria
sugar (glucose) in the urine
35
hematuria
blood in the urine
36
meatal
pertaining to the meatus
37
nocturia
night urination
38
oliguria
scanty urine
39
polyuria
excessive urine
40
pyuria
pus in the urine
41
urinary
pertaining to urine
42
urologist
physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the male and female urinary systems and the reproductive system of the male
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urology
study of the male and female urinary system and the reproductive system in the male
44
catheter
flexible, tubelike devise, such as a urinary catheter, for withdrawing or instilling fluids
45
urinary catheterization
passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine
46
distended
stretched out (a bladder is distended when filled with urine)
47
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
48
enuresis
involuntary urination (bed wetting)
49
fulguration
destruction of living tissue with an electric spark (used to remove bladder growths)
50
hemodialysis
procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inability of the kidneys to do so
51
incontinence
inability to control bladder and/or bowels
52
lithotrite
instrument used to crush a stone in the urinary bladder
53
micturate
to urinate or void
54
peritoneal dialysis
procedure for removing toxic wastes when kidney is unable to do so; the peritoneal cavity is used as the receptacle for the fluid used in the dialysis
55
renal transplant
surgical implantation of a donor kidney to replace a non-functioning kidney
56
resectoscope
instrument used for removing prostate gland tissue through the urethra
57
specific gravity
a measurement that indicates concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys (a test on urine)
58
stricture
abnormal narrowing, such as a urethral stricture
59
urinal
receptacle for urine
60
urinalysis
laboratory examination of urine
61
cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
62
cystocele
protrusion of the bladder
63
cystolith
stone in the bladder
64
glomerulonephritis
inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
65
hydronephrosis
abnormal condition of water in the kidney (distention of the kidney pelvis with urine because of an obstruction)
66
nephritis
inflammation of a kidney
67
pyelonephritis
inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
68
uremia
condition of urine in the blood (toxic condition resulting from the retention of by-products of the kidney in the blood)
69
nephrolithiasis
condition of stone(s) in the kidney
70
polycystic kidney
condition in which the kidney contains many cysts and is enlarged
71
renal calculi
stones in the kideny
72
urinary retention
abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of an inability to urinate
73
urinary suppression
sudden stoppage of urine formation
74
urinary tract infection
infection of one or more organs of the urinary tract
75
cystectomy
excision of the bladder
76
cystolithotomy
incision of the bladder to remove a stone
77
cystoplasty
plastic repair of the bladder
78
cystostomy
creation of an artificial opening into the bladder
79
cystotomy or vesicotomy
incision of bladder
80
lithotripsy
surgical crushing of bone
81
nephrectomy
excision of a kidney
82
nephrolysis
separating the kidney (from other body structures)
83
nephropexy
creation of an artificial opening into the kidney
84
pyeloplasty
plastic repair of the renal pelvis
85
urethropexy
surgical fixation of the urethra
86
cystogram
x-ray film of the bladder
87
cystopyelogram
x-ray film of the bladder and the renal pelvis
88
cystoscopy
visual examination of the bladder
89
intravenous pyelogram
x-ray film of the renal pelvis with construct medium injected intravenously
90
nephrogram
x-ray film of the kidney
91
nephrosonography
process of recording the kidney with ultrasound
92
pyelogram
x-ray film of the renal pelvis
93
renal biopsy
to view a portion of living kidney tissue
94
retrograde pyelogram
x-ray film of the renal pelvis (retrograde means to move in a direction opposite from normal) with contrast medium injected through the urethra
