Urinary System

Question 1

nephr/o

Answer 1

kidney

Question 2

hydro/o

Answer 2

water

Question 3

cyst/o

Answer 3

bladder

Question 4

pyel/o

Answer 4

renal collecting ducts

Question 5

ur/o

Answer 5

urine

Question 6

uria

Answer 6

urine

Question 7

olig/o

Answer 7

scanty, less than normal

Question 8

-pexy

Answer 8

to surgically reattach, fix in normal position

Question 9

Nephritis

Answer 9

inflammation of the kidney

Question 10

hydronephrosis

Answer 10

abnormal condition involving back up of urine into the kidney

Question 11

cystitis

Answer 11

inflammation of the bladder

Question 12

cystectomy

Answer 12

removal of the bladder

Question 13

pylogram

Answer 13

x-ray of the collecting ducts

Question 14

polyuria

Answer 14

frequent urination

Question 15

anuria

Answer 15

no urine formation

Question 16

oliguria

Answer 16

reduced urine formation

Question 17

nephropexy

Answer 17

surgically attach kidney in normal anatomical position

Question 18

Nephrosis

Answer 18

a noninflammatory disease of kidneys

Question 19

Nephrolith

Answer 19

a kidney stone

Question 20

Urethritis

Answer 20

inflammation of the urethra, the final pathway for urine in both sexes, and the common pathway for urine and semen in the male.

Question 21

Nocturia

Answer 21

frequently getting up and urinating during the night

Question 22

Enuresis

Answer 22

involuntary release of urine, most often in reference to “bedwetting.”

Question 23

Nephrologist

Answer 23

physician specializing in kidney diseases

Question 24

Urologist

Answer 24

physician specializing in diseases of the lower urinary tract, that is, the bladder and urethra

Question 25

Cystoscopy

Answer 25

looking into the urinary bladder with a fiberoptic instrument

Question 26

Intravenous pyelogram

Answer 26

special X-rays showing the drainage pattern of the kidneys. A dye opaque to X-rays is injected into a vein

Question 27

Retrograde pyelogram

Answer 27

a dye opaque to X-rays is flushed backwards up the urethra and bladder and up the ureters to the kidneys

Question 28

Voiding cystourethrogram

Answer 28

an imaging technique (X-ray) displaying the urethra and bladder while urinating

Question 29

Dialysis

Answer 29

a procedure for cleansing the blood of waste products in individuals with complete kidney failure or who have had kidneys removed by surgery

Question 30

Lithotripsy

Answer 30

Crushing kidney stones with sound waves