Medical Terminology and Body System Flashcards for Healthcare Students

pyelogram

X-ray record of the renal pelvis

urethritis

Inflammation of the urethra

nephritis

Inflammation of the kidney

intravesical

Pertaining to within the urinary bladder

cystoscopy

Visual examination of the urinary bladder

ureterectomy

Resection of a ureter

renal

Pertaining to the kidney

dysuria

Painful urination

hematuria

Blood in the urine

uremia

High levels of urea in the bloodstream

renal failure

Kidneys stop functioning and fail to produce urine

albuminuria

Abnormal condition of protein in urine

glycosuria

Sugar in the urine

anuria

No urine production

nephrolithiasis

Abnormal condition of kidney stones

ureter/o

Tube leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder

urethr/o

Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

pyel/o

Renal pelvis (central collecting basin of the kidney)

cyst/o, vesic/o

Urinary bladder

nephr/o, ren/o

Kidney

derm/o

Skin

phak/o

Lens of the eye

retin/o

Posterior, sensitive cell layer of the eye

myring/o

Eardrum

aur/o

Ear

ophthalm/o

Eye

ungu/o

Nail

pil/o

Hair

ocular

Pertaining to the eye

otitis

Inflammation of the ear

subcutaneous

Pertaining to under the skin

myringotomy

Incision of the eardrum

aphakia

Absence of the lens of the eye

epidermis

Outer layer of the skin

retinopathy

Disease of the rod and cone layer of eye (sensitive cells at the back of the eye)

ophthalmoscope

Instrument to visually examine the eye

tympanoplasty

Surgical repair of the eardrum

subungual

Pertaining to under the nail