Urinary System

Question 1

cyst/o

Answer 1

bladder

Question 2

vesic/o

Answer 2

bladder

Question 3

glomerul/o

Answer 3

glomerulus

Question 4

meat/o

Answer 4

opening, meatus

Question 5

nephr/o

Answer 5

kidney

Question 6

ren/o

Answer 6

kidney

Question 7

pyel/o

Answer 7

renal pelvis

Question 8

ur/o

Answer 8

urine

Question 9

urin/o

Answer 9

urine

Question 10

ureter/o

Answer 10

ureter

Question 11

cystoscopy

Answer 11

visual examination of the urinary tract by means of a cystoscope inserted into the urethra

Question 12

vesicocele

Answer 12

hernial protrusion of the urinary bladder, cystocele

Question 13

glomerulosclerosis

Answer 13

hardening or scarring within the glomeruli

Question 14

meatus

Answer 14

opening or tunnel through any part of the body, such as the external opening of the urethra

Question 15

nephroma

Answer 15

tumor of the kidney

Question 16

renal

Answer 16

pertaining to the kidney

Question 17

pyeloplasty

Answer 17

surgical repair of the renal pelvic

Question 18

uremia

Answer 18

excessive urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood, azotemia

Question 19

urinary

Answer 19

pertains to urine or formation of urine

Question 20

ureterostenosis

Answer 20

narrowing or stricture of a ureter

Question 21

urethr/o

Answer 21

urethra

Question 22

-emia

Answer 22

blood condition

Question 23

-iasis

Answer 23

abnormal condition

Question 24

-lysis

Answer 24

separation, destruction, loosening

Question 25

-pathy

Answer 25

disease

Question 26

-pexy

Answer 26

fixation of an organ

Question 27

-ptosis

Answer 27

prolapse, downward displacement

Question 28

-tripsy

Answer 28

crushing

Question 29

-uria

Answer 29

urine

Question 30

urethrocele

Answer 30

hernial protrusion of the urethra

Question 31

azotemia

Answer 31

excessive amounts of nitrogenous compounds in the blood

Question 32

lithiasis

Answer 32

abnormal condition or presence of stones or calculi

Question 33

dialysis

Answer 33

process of removing toxic material from the blood when the kidneys are unable to

Question 34

nephropathy

Answer 34

any disorder of the kidneys, including inflammatory, degenerative, and sclerotic conditions

Question 35

nephropexy

Answer 35

downward displacement or dropping of a kidney

Question 36

lithotripsy

Answer 36

crushing of a stone in the bladder or urethra

Question 37

polyuria

Answer 37

excessive urination

Question 38

nephrectomy

Answer 38

excision of a kidney

Question 39

nephromegaly

Answer 39

enlargement of a kidney

Question 40

nephrolith

Answer 40

kidney stone

Question 41

nephrolithiasis

Answer 41

abnormal condition of kidney stones

Question 42

nephralgia

Answer 42

pain in kidney

Question 43

nephritis

Answer 43

inflammation of kidney

Question 44

glomerulonephritis

Answer 44

inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidney

Question 45

proteinuria

Answer 45

a chronic loss of protein in the urine

Question 46

supra-

Answer 46

above, excessive, superior

Question 47

ren

Answer 47

kidney

Question 48

nephrosis

Answer 48

abnormal condition of kidney

Question 49

nephrosclerosis

Answer 49

abnormal condition of kidney hardening

Question 50

nephroptosis

Answer 50

prolapsed kidney

Question 51

nephropexy

Answer 51

fixation of the kidney

Question 52

ureterectasis

Answer 52

expansion or dilation of ureter

Question 53

pyelopathy

Answer 53

disease of the renal pelvis

Question 54

pyelotomy

Answer 54

incision of the renal pelvis

Question 55

pyelostomy

Answer 55

forming an opening into the renal pelvis

Question 56

pyelitis

Answer 56

inflammation of the renal pelvis

Question 57

oliguria

Answer 57

diminished capacity to pass urine

Question 58

ureteropyeloplasty

Answer 58

surgical repair of the ureter and renal pelvis

Question 59

urology

Answer 59

study of urine

Question 60

pyeloplasty

Answer 60

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

Question 61

pyorrhea

Answer 61

discharge or flow of pus

Question 62

pyonephrosis

Answer 62

abnormal condition of pus from the kidneys

Question 63

polyuria

Answer 63

excessive urination

Question 64

polycystic

Answer 64

many cysts

Question 65

uremia

Answer 65

increase in concentration of urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood

Question 66

nocturia

Answer 66

urination at night

Question 67

hematuria

Answer 67

blood in the urine

Question 68

dysuria

Answer 68

painful urination

Question 69

bacteriuria

Answer 69

bacteria in the urine

Question 70

pyuria

Answer 70

pus in teh urine

Question 71

lithectomy

Answer 71

excision of a stone

Question 72

lithotripsy

Answer 72

crushing a stone

Question 73

diuresis

Answer 73

increased formation and secretion of urine

Question 74

enuresis

Answer 74

involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which the bladder control should have been established

Question 75

hypospadias

Answer 75

abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis

Question 76

interstitial nephritis

Answer 76

nephritis associated with pathological changes in the renal interstitial tissue that may be primary or due to a toxic agent, such as a drug or chemical.

Question 77

renal hypertension

Answer 77

HBP that results from kidney disease