Med Term Ch 9

Urinary System

azot/o

nitrogenous waste

bacteri/o

bacteria

corpor/o

body

cyst/o

urinary bladder

genit/o

genitals

glomerul/o

glomerulus

gycos/o

sugar, glucose

home/o

sameness

hydr/o

water

iatr/o

physician, medicine, treatment

idi/o

distinctive

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o

kidney

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty

protein/o

protein

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

tox/o

poison

ur/o

urine

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

necr/o

death

-lith

stone, S

-lysis

to destroy, S

-ptosis

drooping, S

-uria

urine condition, S

-cele

protrusion, S

-lithiasis

condition of stones, S

-pexy

surgical fixation, S

-tripsy

surgical crushing, S

cystic

pertaining to the urinary bladder

glomerular

pertaining to the glomerulus

meatal

pertaining to the meatus

pyelitic

pertaining to the renal pelvis

renal

pertaining to the kidneys

ureteral

pertaining to the ureters

urethral

pertaining to the urethra

urinary

pertaining to the urine

anuria

lack of urine production and excretion

azotemia

nitrogenous wastes in the bloodstream

bacteriuria

presence of bacteria in the urine

cystalgia

urinary bladder pain

cystorrhagia

abnormal bleeding from the urinary bladder

dysuria

condition of difficult or painful urination

glycosuria

condition of sugar present in the urine

hematuria

condition of blood present in the urine

ketonuria

presence of ketones in the urine

nephrolith

kidney stone

nephromalacia

abnormally soft kidney

nephromegaly

kidney is englarged

nephrosclerosis

kidney tissue has become hardened

nocturia

condition of having to urinate frequently during the night

oliguria

condition of producing too little (scanty) urine

polyuria

condition of producing abnormally large (many) urine

proteinuria

condition of protein present in the urine

pyuria

condition of pus present in the urine

renal colic

pain caused by kidney stone

uremia

condition of waste products accumulating in bloodstream

ureterectasis

ureter is stretched out or dilated

ureterolith

presence of stones in the ureter

ureterostenosis

ureter has become narrow

urethralgia

urethral pain

urethrorrhagia

abnormal flow of blood from the urethra

urethrostenosis

urethra has become narrow

urinary incontinence

involuntary release of urine

urinary retention

inability to fully empty bladder

enuresis

involuntary discharge of urine after age 2

acute tubular necrosis

ATN; damage to renal tubules due to toxins in the urine, leads to oliguria

diabetic nephropathy

damage 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 due to accumulation of fluid in kidney

nephritis

kidney inflammation

nephrolithiasis

presence of calculi in kidney, solidification of salts in the urine

nephroma

kidney tumor

nephropathy

general term for presence of kidney disease

nephroptosis

downward displacement of kidney; floating kidney

nephrotic syndrome

NS; damage to glomerulus, protein appears in urine

polycystic kidneys

formation of many cysts in kidneys; destroys kidney tissue

pyelitis

renal pelvis inflammation

pyelonephritis

inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney; common disease

renal cell carcinoma

cancerous tumor of renal tubule cells

renal failure

inability of kidneys to filter waste, leads to uremia

cystitis

urinary bladder inflammation

cystocele

protrusion of bladder into wall of vagina

interstitial cystitis

inflammation and irritation of bladder

neurogenic bladder

loss of nervous control in bladder, leads to retention

urinary tract infection

UTI; infection of any urinary system organ by bacteria

urinometer

instrument to measure specific gravity of urine

cystogram

x-ray record of bladder

nephrogram

x-ray record of kidney

cystoscopy

visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope

urethroscope

instrument used to visually examine the urethra

hemodialysis

HD; use of artificial kidney machine to filter the blood

cystectomy

surgical removal of bladder

cystopexy

surgical fixation of the bladder

cystoplasty

surgical repair of the bladder

cystostomy

surgical creation of a new opening into the bladder

cystotomy

cutting into the bladder