Ch. 6 complementary terms not built from word parts

Question 1

Enuresis

Answer 1

Involuntary urination

Question 2

Nocturnal Enuresis

Answer 2

aka bed wetting. affects 15% to 20% of school-aged children. There isnt a specific cause for bed wetting

Question 3

Diurnal enuresis

Answer 3

daytime wetting, which may be caused by a small bladder. various treatments are used to treat diurnal enuresis.

Question 4

Prolapse

Answer 4

displacement of an organ or anatomic structure from its normal position. (also called ptosis)

Question 5

stricture

Answer 5

abnormal narrowing, such as a urethral stricture

Question 6

urinary incontinence

Answer 6

inability to control the bladder causing leakage of urine

Question 7

diuretic

Answer 7

agent that promotes the formation of extraction of urine

Question 8

hemodialysis (HD)

Answer 8

procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inability of the kidneys to do so

Question 9

peritoneal dialysis

Answer 9

procedure for removing toxic wastes when the kidney is unable to do so; the peritoneal cavity is used as the receptacle for the fluid used in dialysis

Question 10

urinary catheterization

Answer 10

passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine

Question 11

Catheter

Answer 11

Flexible, tubelike device, such as a urinary catheter, for withdrawing or instilling fluids

Question 12

Urinal

Answer 12

receptacle for urine

Question 13

distended

Answer 13

stretched out (a bladder is distended when filled with urine

Question 14

electrolytes

Answer 14

minerals in the body, such as sodium and potassium, that carry an electrolyte charge. electrolyte balance is necessary for the body to function normally and is maintained by the kidneys

Question 15

void

Answer 15

to empty or evacuate waste material, especially urine