Abbreviations- Chapter 6

Question 1

nephr/o

ren/o

Answer 1

kidneys - removes waste from blood

Question 2

pyel/o

Answer 2

renal pelvis- collects urince and passes to ureter

Question 3

ureter/o

Answer 3

ureter- carries urine from kidneys to bladder

Question 4

cyst/o vesic/o

Answer 4

bladder- hollow organ that holds urine

Question 5

urethr/o

Answer 5

urethra-passes urine from bladder to outside the body

Question 6

urin/o
ur/o
uria

Answer 6

urine-liquid waste produced by the kidneys

Question 7

albumin/o

Answer 7

albumin-type of protein

Question 8

glyc/o

glycos/o

Answer 8

glucose-in urine of diabetes

Question 9

lith/o

Answer 9

stone-form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

Question 10

calculus, calculi(plural)

Answer 10

terms that refer to stones

Question 11

urea

Answer 11

waste product (physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders)

Question 12

ua

UA

Answer 12

urinalysis

Question 13

KUB

Answer 13

kidneys ureter bladder

Question 14

IVP

Answer 14

intravenous pyselogram

Question 15

cath

Answer 15

catheter; catheterization

a flexible tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine

Question 16

ARF

Answer 16

acute renal failure

sudden kidney failure

Question 17

CRF

Answer 17

chronic renal failure

loss of kidney function slowly over time

Question 18

UTI

Answer 18

urinary tract infection

bacterial infection of bladder or urethra

Question 19

BUN

Answer 19

blood urea nitrogen

test done to see how well kidneys are working

Question 20

micturition, voiding

Answer 20

urination, excretion of urine from the body

Question 21

incontinence, enuresis

Answer 21

involuntary urination

inability to control excretory functions

Question 22

olig/o

Answer 22

scanty, few, very little

very little urine produced or excreted

Question 23

cystolithotomy

Answer 23

surgical incision to remove stone from the bladder

Question 24

not/i

Answer 24

night

nocturia- urinating at night

Question 25

uremia

Answer 25

blood in the urine

Question 26

ptosis

Answer 26

drooping, sagging, floating

Question 27

pexy

Answer 27

surgical fixation

Question 28

tripsy

Answer 28

surgical crushing

Question 29

hemodialysis

Answer 29

hem/o=blood

dia=through

Question 30

lysis

Answer 30

breaking down; destruction

Question 31

rrphapy

Answer 31

stiches

cystorraphy- sitching up the bladder

Question 32

diuretic

Answer 32

agent that increases the amount of urine

Question 33

sepsis

Answer 33

an infection that spreads through the bloodstream