Urinary System Flashcards
NEPHR/O
kidney
PYEL/O
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
REN/O
kidney
URETER/O
ureter
CYST/O
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
URETHR/O
Urethra
PROSTAT/O
prostate
GLOMERUL/O
glomerulus
UR/O
urine
-CELE
hernia, tumour, swelling
DIA-
through, between, apart, complete
-ECTASIS
stretching, dilation, enlargement
LITH/O
stone, calculus
-LYSIS
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
-PEXY
surgical fixation
-TRIPSY
to crush
-URIA
urination, urine
HOME/O
sameness
URIN/O
urine
-LITHIASIS
presence of stones
-STASIS
control
-LITH
stones
ARF
Acute Renal Failure
BPH
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
cath
Catheterization
CKD
Chronic Kidney Disease
cysto
Cystoscopy
DRE
Digital Rectal Examination
ESRD
End-stage Renal Disease
ESWL
Extracorporeal Shockwave
Lithotripsy
PKD
Polycystic Kidney Disease
TURP
Transurethral Resection of
the Prostate
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection