Urinary System Flashcards by Norris Whitmore

nephr/o

kidney

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hydro/o

water

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cyst/o

bladder

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pyel/o

renal collecting ducts

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ur/o

urine

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uria

urine

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olig/o

scanty, less than normal

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-pexy

to surgically reattach, fix in normal position

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Nephritis

inflammation of the kidney

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hydronephrosis

abnormal condition involving back up of urine into the kidney

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cystitis

inflammation of the bladder

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cystectomy

removal of the bladder

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pylogram

x-ray of the collecting ducts

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polyuria

frequent urination

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anuria

no urine formation

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oliguria

reduced urine formation

nephropexy

surgically attach kidney in normal anatomical position

Nephrosis

a noninflammatory disease of kidneys

Nephrolith

a kidney stone

Urethritis

inflammation of the urethra, the final pathway for urine in both sexes, and the common pathway for urine and semen in the male.

Nocturia

frequently getting up and urinating during the night

Enuresis

involuntary release of urine, most often in reference to “bedwetting.”

Nephrologist

physician specializing in kidney diseases

Urologist

physician specializing in diseases of the lower urinary tract, that is, the bladder and urethra

Cystoscopy

looking into the urinary bladder with a fiberoptic instrument

Intravenous pyelogram

special X-rays showing the drainage pattern of the kidneys. A dye opaque to X-rays is injected into a vein

Retrograde pyelogram

a dye opaque to X-rays is flushed backwards up the urethra and bladder and up the ureters to the kidneys

Voiding cystourethrogram

an imaging technique (X-ray) displaying the urethra and bladder while urinating

Dialysis

a procedure for cleansing the blood of waste products in individuals with complete kidney failure or who have had kidneys removed by surgery

Lithotripsy

Crushing kidney stones with sound waves