med terms urinary system

a-, an-

absence of, without

dia-

through, complete

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

poly-

many, much

albumin/o

albumin

azot/o

urea, nitrogen

blast/o

developing cell, germ cell

cyst/o

bladder, sac

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glyc/o, glyco/s

sugar

hydr/o

water

lith/o

stone, calculus

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o, ren/o

kidney

noct/i

night

olig/o

few, scanty

pyel/o

renal pelvis

py/o

pus

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o, ur/o

urine, urinary tract

vesic/o

bladder, sac

-al, -ary

pertaining to

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-emia

in the blood

-gram

the recorded radiographic image

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-iasis, -esis

condition

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone

-lysis

loosening, dissolution, separating

-megaly

enlarged, enlargement

-oma

tumor, swelling

-osis

abnormal condition

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-rrhaphy

suturing, repairing

-scope

instrument used for visual examination

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-tomy

cut into, incision

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-uria

urine, urination

albuminuria

albumin in the urine

anuria

absense of urine

azotemia

urea in the blood

cystectomy

excision of the bladder

cystitis

inflammation of the bladder

cystogram

radiographic image of the bladder

cystography

radiographic imaging of the bladder

cystolithotomy

incision into the bladder to remove stone(s)

cystorrhaphy

suturing the bladder

cystoscope

instrument used for visual examination of the bladder

cystoscopy

visual examination of the bladder

cystostomy

creation of an artificial opening into the bladder

cystotomy

incision into the bladder

cystocele

protrusion of the bladder

cystolith

stone(s) in the bladder

diuresis

condition of urine passing through (increased excretion of urine)

dysuria

difficult or painful urine

glomerulonephritis

inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney

glycosuria

sugar (glucose) in the urine

hematuria

blood in the urine

hydronephrosis

abnormal condition of water in the kidney

lithotripsy

surgical crushing of stone(s)

meatotomy

incision into the meatus

meatal

pertaining to the meatus

nephrectomy

excision of the kidney

nephritis

inflammation of the kidney

nephrography

radiographic imaging of the kidney

nephrolithiasis

condition of stone(s) in the kidney

nephrolithotomy

incision into the kidney to remove stone(s)

nephrolithotripsy

surgical crushing of stone(s) in the kidney

nephrologist

specialist who studies and treats disease and disorders of the kidney

nephrology

study of the kidney

nephrolysis

separating the kidney (from body structures)

nephroma

tumor of kidney

nephromegaly

enlarged kidney

nephrypexy

surgical fixation of the kidney

nephroptosis

drooping kidney

nephrostomy

creation of an artificial opening into the kidney

nephroscopy

process of viewing the kidney

nephrosonography

process of recording the kidney using sound

nocturia

night urination

oliguria

scanty uring output

polyuria

excessive urine

pyelitis

inflammation of the renal pelvis

pyelonephritis

inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney

pyelolithotomy

incision into the renal pelvis

pyeloplasty

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

pyuria

pus in the urine

renogram

radiographic record of the kidney

retrograde urogram

radiographic image of the urinary tract

ureterectomy

excision of the ureter

ureteritis

inflammation of the ureter

ureterocele

protrusion of a ureter

ureterolithiasis

condition of stones in the ureter

ureteroscopy

visual examination of the ureters