Medical Terminology - Chapter 9

azot/o

nitrogenous waste

bacteri/o

bacteria

carcin/o

cancer

corpor/o

body

cyst/o

bladder, pouch

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glycos/o

sugar

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

iatr/o

medicine

idi/o

distinctive

keton/o

ketones

lith/o

stone

meat/o

meatus

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty

peritone/o

peritoneum

protein/o

protein

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

tox/o

poison

ur/o

urine

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

ven/o

vein

-ectasis

dilated

-cele

protrusion

-lithiasis

condition of stones

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-uria

urine condition

cystic

pert to bladder

glomerular

pert to glomerulus

meatal

pert to meatus

pyelitic

pert to renal pelvis

renal

pert to kidney

ureteral

pert to a ureter

urethral

pert to urethra

urinary

pert to urine

nephrology

diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the kidney, nephrologist

urology

diagnosis and treatment of disease in urinary system AND male reproductive system, urologist

anuria

lack of urine production and lack of urine excretion

azotemia

nitrogenous waste in bloodstream

bacteriuria

presence of bacteria in urine

calculus

stone formed within organ from mineral salts

cystalgia

urinary bladder pain

cystolith

bladder stone

cystorrhagia

abnormal bleeding from urinary bladder

diuresis

increased formation and secretion of urine

dysuria

difficult or painful urine

enuresis

involuntary discharge of urine, BED-WETTING

frequency

greater0than-normal urge to urinate, but no increase in total volume of urine

glycosuria

presence of sugar in urine

hematuria

blood in urine

hesitancy

decrease in force of urine stream, difficulty initiating the flow

ketonuria

presence of ketones in urine, happens when body burns fat and not glucose for energy

nephrolith

KIDNEY STONE

nephromalacia

abnormally soft kidney

nephromegaly

enlarged kidney

nephrosclerosis

kidney tissue is hardened

nocturia

having to pee frequently at night

oliguria

producing too little urine

polyuria

peeing a large volume of urine

proteinuria

protein in urine

pyuria

pus in urine

renal colic

pain cs kidney stone

stricture

narrowing of passageway in urinary system

uremia

accumulation of waste products in bloodstream

ureterectasis

ureter is stretched out/dilated

ureterolith

tone in ureter

ureterostenosis

narrowing of ureter

urethralgia

urethral pain

urethrorrhagia

abnormal bleeding from urethra

urethrostenosis

narrowing of urethra

urgency

feeling the need to pee NOW

urinary incontinence

involuntary release of urine

urinary retention

inability to fully empty bladder

acute tubular necrosis (ATN)

damage to renal tubules due to toxins in urine, results in oliguria

diabetic nephropathy

dmg to glomerular capillaries due to high blood sugar of diabetes mellitus

glomerulonephritis

inflammation of kidney, more permeable to protein and blood cells

hydronephrosis

distention of renal pelvis cs accumulation of urine in kidney

nephritis

kidney inflammation

nephrolithiasis

presence of calculi in kidney, solidification of salts in urine

nephroma

kidney tumor

nephropathy

kidney disease

nephroptosis

downward displacement of kidney; floating kidney

nephrotic syndrome (NS)

dmg to glomerulus; protein appears in urine

polycystic kidneys

formation of cysts in kidney, destroys normal kidney tissue

pyelitis

renal pelvis inflammation

pyelonephritis

inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney, common type of kidney disease

renal cell carcinoma

cancerous tumor of renal tubule cells

renal failure

inability of kidneys to filter wastes, uremia

Wilm’s tumor

malignant kidney tumor in CHILDREN

bladder cancer

cancerous tumor arising from cells lining bladder, symptom is hematuria

bladder neck obstruction (BNO)

blockage of bladder outlet; often caused by enlarged prostate gland

cystitis

urinary bladder inflammation

cystocele

protrusion of urinary bladder into wall of vagina