Chapter 9 Urinary System

Question 1

-cele

Answer 1

hernia, tumor, swelling

Question 2

cyst/o

Answer 2

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

Question 3

dia-

Answer 3

through, between, apart, complete

Question 4

glomerul/o

Answer 4

glomerulus

Question 5

lith/o

Answer 5

stone, calculus

Question 6

-lysis

Answer 6

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

Question 7

nephr/o

Answer 7

kidney

Question 8

pyel/o

Answer 8

renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

Question 9

-tripsy

Answer 9

to crush

Question 10

ureter/o

Answer 10

ureter

Question 11

-uria

Answer 11

urination, urine

Question 12

vesic/o

Answer 12

urinary bladder

Question 13

ablation

Answer 13

describes types of treatment of prostate, cancer, may remove a body part or destroying it’s function by surgery, hormones or drugs

Question 14

acute renal failure

Answer 14

sudden onset of kidney failure that can be caused by the kidneys not receiving enough blood flow

Question 15

anuria

Answer 15

absence of urine formation by the kidneys

Question 16

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 16

abnormal enlargement of the prostate gland, common in men over 50

Question 17

chronic kidney disease

Answer 17

progressive loss of renal function over months or years

Question 18

cystitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the bladder

Question 19

cystocele

Answer 19

hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall

Question 20

cystolith

Answer 20

stone located in the urinary bladder

Question 21

diuresis

Answer 21

increased output of urine

Question 22

dysuria

Answer 22

difficult or painful urination

Question 23

ectopic kidney

Answer 23

congenital condition where one kidney is located in an abnormal position or has fused with the other kidney

Question 24

epispadias

Answer 24

congenital abnormality of the urethral opening. In males, this opening is on the upper surface. In females, the urethral opening is in the clitoris

Question 25

extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

Answer 25

destruction of kidney stones with ultrasonic waves traveling through water or gel

Question 26

glomerulonephritis

Answer 26

type of nephritis caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes RBC's and proteins to leak in urine

Question 27

hydronephrosis

Answer 27

dilation of one or both kidneys

Question 28

hydroureter

Answer 28

distension of the ureter with urine that can't flow because of a ureteral obstruction

Question 29

hyperproteinuria

Answer 29

presence of abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine

Question 30

hypospadias

Answer 30

congenital abnormality of the uretheral opening.

Question 31

incontinence

Answer 31

the inability to control the excretion of urine, feces or both

Question 32

interstitial cystitis

Answer 32

inflammation of the bladder

Question 33

intravenous pyelogram

Answer 33

set of X-rays images of the kidneys, ureters and bladder

Question 34

nephrolith

Answer 34

stone located in the kidney

Question 35

nephrolithiasis

Answer 35

presence of stones in the kidney

Question 36

nephrolysis

Answer 36

surgical freeing of a kidney from adhesions

Question 37

nephrons

Answer 37

microscopic functional units of the kidney

Question 38

nephropathy

Answer 38

any disease of the kidney

Question 39

nephrostomy

Answer 39

placement of a catheter to maintain an opening between the pelvis of one or both kidneys to the exterior

Question 40

nephrotic syndrome

Answer 40

group of conditions in which excessive amounts of protein are lost in the urine

Question 41

neurogenic bladder

Answer 41

urinary problem caused by interference with normal nerve pathways associated with urination

Question 42

nocturnal enuresis

Answer 42

frequent and excessive urination during the night

Question 43

oliguria

Answer 43

scanty urination

Question 44

percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Answer 44

urinary incontinence during sleep

Question 45

polycystic kidney disease

Answer 45

genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous fluid filled cyst in the kidneys

Question 46

polyuria

Answer 46

excessive urination

Question 47

prostatism

Answer 47

disorder resulting from compression or obstruction of the urethra due to benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 48

pyelonephritis

Answer 48

inflammation of the renal pelvis and of the kidney

Question 48

pyelotomy

Answer 48

surgical incision into the renal pelvis

Question 49

renal colic

Answer 49

acute pain in the kidney area that is caused by blockage during the passage of a kidney stone

Question 50

suprapubic catheterization

Answer 50

placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall above the pubic bone

Question 51

transurethral prostatectomy

Answer 51

removal of excess tissue from an enlarged prostate gland with the use of a resectoscope

Question 52

ureterolith

Answer 52

stone located anywhere along the ureter

Question 53

ureterorrhagia

Answer 53

discharge of blood from the urine

Question 54

urethritis

Answer 54

inflammation of the urethra

Question 55

urethroplasty

Answer 55

surgical repair of damage or a defect of the walls of the urethra

Question 56

wilms tumor

Answer 56

rare type of malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in young children