kidneys
nephr/o or ren/o
renal pelvis
pyel/o (collects urine and passes to ureter)
ureter
ureter/o (carries urine fro kidneys to bladder)
bladder
cyst/o and vesic/o (hollow organ that holds urine)
urethra
urethr/o (passes urine from bladder to outside of the body)
urine
urin/o, ur/o, -uria (waste produced by kidneys)
albumin
albumin/o (type of protein)
sugar
glyc/o, glycos/o (urine sign of diabetes)
stones
lith/o (from kidney and travel through the urinary system)
terms that refer to stones
calculus, calculi
waste product
urea (ea = waste)
UA, ua
urinalysis
KUB
- kidneys
- ureter
- bladder
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
-gram
record/image
cath
catheter ; catheterization (flexible tube into bladder to drain urine)
ARF
acute renal failure (sudden)
CRF
chronic renal failure (slow)
UTI
urinary tract infection (bacterial infection of bladder or urethra)
BUN
blood urea nitrogen (test done to see how well kidneys are working)
micturition or voiding
excretion of urine from the body, peeing
incontinence, enuresis
involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions.
olig/o
scanty; few, very little
cystolithotomy
surgical incision to remove the stone from the bladder
noct/i
night, excessive urination at night
uremia
blood in the urine
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, floating
-pexy
surgical fixation (“tie up”)
-tripsy
surgical crushing
hemodialysis
dia- through,
-lysis- breaking/ down destruction
-rrhaphy
suturing/stitching
diuretic
agent that increases the amount of urine
sepsis
infection that spreads through the bloodstream
septic
pertaining to sepsis