Urinary System

Question 1

Albuminuria

Answer 1

Presence of serum protein in urine

Question 2

Bacteriuria

Answer 2

Bacteria in the urine

Question 3

CKD

Answer 3

Chronic Kidney Disease; a chronic disease in which the kidney’s ability to filter waste from the blood slowly declines

Question 4

Cystectomy

Answer 4

Excision of the urinary bladder, or part of it; removal of a cyst

Question 5

Cystitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the urinary bladder

Question 6

Cystocele

Answer 6

Hernia of the urinary bladder protruding into the vagina

Question 7

Cystolithectomy

Answer 7

Excision of a stone from the urinary bladder

Question 8

Cystopexy

Answer 8

Surgical fixation of the urinary bladder to the abdominal wall

Question 9

Cystoplasty

Answer 9

Surgical repair of the urinary bladder

Question 10

Cystorrhagia

Answer 10

Blood bursting forth from the urinary bladder

Question 11

Dialysis

Answer 11

Separation of waste materials from the blood to maintain fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance in impaired kidney function or in the absence of a kidney

Question 12

Dysuria

Answer 12

Difficult or painful urination

Question 13

Hematuria

Answer 13

Blood in urine

Question 14

Hydronephrosis

Answer 14

Condition in which the urine collects in the renal pelvis due to obstructed outflow; results in dilation of the renal pelvis and calices

Question 15

Incontinence

Answer 15

Inability to hold urine

Question 16

Nephectomy

Answer 16

Excision of a kidney

Question 17

Nephritis

Answer 17

Inflammation of a kidney

Question 18

Nephrologist

Answer 18

Physician specializing in treating diseases of the kidney

Question 19

Nephropathy

Answer 19

Disease of the kidney

Question 20

Nephrosclerosis

Answer 20

Hardening or sclerosis of the kidney

Question 21

Polyuria

Answer 21

Excessive urination, profuse micturition

Question 22

Polyuria

Answer 22

Excessive urination, profuse micturition

Question 23

Pyelocystitis

Answer 23

Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis

Question 24

Pyuria

Answer 24

Pus in urine

Question 25

Uremia

Answer 25

Excess urea and other nitrogenous waste in blood

Question 26

Ureteroplasty

Answer 26

Surgical repair of the ureter

Question 27

Urethralgia

Answer 27

Urethrodynia; pain in the urethra

Question 28

Urinalysis

Answer 28

Examination of the urine to detect abnormalities by various diagnostic methods

Question 29

Urinalysis

Answer 29

Examination of the urine to detect abnormalities by various diagnostic methods

Question 30

Urologist

Answer 30

Physician specializing in treating diseases of the urinary system

Question 31

Urologist

Answer 31

Physician specializing in treating diseases of the urinary system