Urinary system ch 6

Urostomy

surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the urinary system often to divert urine after a cystectomy

Ureterostomy

A surgical procedure that creates an opening from a utter to the outside of the body

Urethroplasty

Surgical repair of the urethra

Urinary incontinence

The inability to control the bladder which causes an incidental leakage of urine

Stricture

An abnormal normal narrowing of body passage, such as a urethra or uterer

Prolapse

Feeling slipping or drooping of an organ from its normal position

Intravesical

pertaining to within the urinary bladder

Meatal

Pertaining to the meatus and opening or passage

Transurethral

Pertaining to an operation or procedure performed through the urethra

Diuretic

An agent that promotes the formation and excretion of urine often used to treat edema

Urinary catherization

the process of inserting a flexible tube (catheter) through the urethra and into the bladder to drain urine

Peritoneal dialysis

A procedure to remove ways from the blood by using the lining of the abdomen (Peritoneum) as a filter

Albumin/o

Albumin a protein

Azot/o

Nitrogenous compound urea

blast/o

Developing cell/germ cell

cyst/o

Bladder/ sac

Glomérulo/o

Glomerulus a cluster of capillaries in the kidneys

Glycols/o

Glucose/sugar

Hydr/o

Water

Lith/o

Stone calculus

Meat/o

Meatus/ opening

Nephr/o

Kidney

Noct/i

Night

Olig/o

Scanty/ few

Pyel/o

Renal pelvis (basin like area of the kidney)

Ren/o

Kidney

Ureter/o

Utterer

Urethr/o

Urethra

Ur/o

Urine/ urinary tract

Urin/o

Urine

Vesic/o

Bladder/ blister

-iasis

Condition presence of

-lith

Stone calculus

-lysis

Loosening separation and destruction

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-ptosis

Drooping sagging and prolapse

Tripsy

Surgical crushing

-uria

Urine and urination