Urinary System -- Unit 6 Flashcards
nephr/o
kidneys
moves waste product in the blood
ren/o
kidneys
removes waste from the blood
pyel/o
renal pelvis
collects urine and passes to ureter
ureter/o
ureter
carries urine from kidneys to bladder
cyst/o
bladder
hollow organ that holds the urine
vesic/o
bladder
hollow organ that holds the urine
urethr/o
urethra
passes urine from bladder to outside of the body
urin/o
urine
liquid waste produced by the kidneys
ur/o
urine
liquid waste produced by the kidneys
-uria
urine
liquid waste produced by the kidneys
albumin/o
albumin
type of protien
glyc/o
sugar
glucose in urine sign of diabetes
glycos/o
sugar
glucose in urine sign of diabetes
lith/o
stones
form in the kidney and travel through urinary system
calculus
terms that refer to stones
calculi
terms that refer to stones
urea
waste product
physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders.
UA or ua
urinalysis
KUB
kidneys-ureter-bladder
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
Into the vein to record or take a picture of it.
cath
catheter
catheterization
tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine
ARF
acute renal failure
sudden kidney failure
CRF
chronic renal failure
loss of kidney function slowly over time
UTI
urinary tract infection
bacterial infection of the bladder of urethra
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
test that is done to check kidney function
micturition
urination excreting urine from the body
voiding
urination excreting urine from the body
incontinence
involuntary urination
enuresis
involuntary urination
olig/o
scanty, few, very little
cystolithotomy
surgical incision in the bladder to remove a stone.
noct/i
night
uremia
blood in the urine
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, floating
-pexy
surgical fixation
-tripsy
surgical crushing
hemodialysis
filter blood and then filters blood back in.
-lysis
breaking down, destruction
-rrhaphy
suturing
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
sepsis
an infection that spreads through the bloodstream
septic
pertaining to sepsis
