CHAPTER 13

urinary

ammonia

toxic breakdown product of amino acids

bladder

hollow sac that holds fluids

calyx
calices

funnel-shaped structure

hilum
hila

opening where nerves and vessels enter and leave an organ

nephrology

specialty of disorders of the kidney

nitrogenous

containing or generating nitrogen

renal

pertaining to the kidney

urea

end product of nitrogen metabolism

ureter

tube that connects each kidney to urinary bladder

ureteral

pertaining to the ureter

ammon-

ammonia

filtr-

strain through

-ate

composed of

-ation

process

nephr/o-

kidney

nitr/o-

nitrogen

ureter-

ureter

-ary

pertaining to

ur/o-

urinary system

-ical

pertaining to

diuresis

excretion of large volume of urine

glomerulonephritis

infection if glomeruli of the kidney

hematuria

blood in urine

nephrectomy

removal of kidney

nephroblastoma
wilms tumor

cancerous kidney tumor of childhood

nephrotic syndrome
aka nephrosis

glomerular disease with marked loss of protein

pyelogram

x ray image of renal pelvis and ureter

di(a)-

P - complete

-etic

pertaining to

-esis

condition

-uria

urine

-nephr-

kidney

pyel/o-

renal pelvis

-ur-

urine

-esis

condition

anuria

absence of urine production

dialysis

artificial method to remove excess materials from body

hemodialysis

removing waste form blood

nephritis

inflamation of the kidney

oliguria

scanty production of urine

polycystic

composed of many cysts

pyelonephritis

inflammation if kidneys and renal pelvis

uremia

complex of symptoms arising form renal failure

an-

P - lack of

dia-

P - complete

olig

P - scanty

-lysis

destruction

-ling

small

-emia

blood condition

olig-

scanty

-cyst-

sac, bladder, cyst

pyel/o-

renal pelvis

sib-

relative

-plant

insert

calculus
calculi

small stone

dipstick

strip of paper to measure color change

extracorporeal

outside the body

flank

side of the body between the pelvis and the ribs

groin

crease where the thigh joins the abdomen

hydronephrosis

dilation of pelvis and calyces of a kidney

lithotripsy

crushing stones by sound waves

lithotripter

instrument that generates sound wavesp

extra-

P - outside

-corpor-

body

-eal

pertaining to

lith/o-

stone

-tripsy

crushing

-tripter

crusher

lith-

stone

-stalsis

constrict

enuresis

involuntary bedwetting

meatus

external opening of a passage

micturition

act of passing urine

micturate

pass urine

reflex

bend back

sphincter

band of muscle that encircles an opening

urethra

tube that carries urine form bladder to outside

void

to evacuate urine or feces

-esis

condition

enur-

urinate in

-ition

process

mictur-

pass urine

-ate

pertaining to

urethr-

urethra

in-

P - not

cystisis

inflammation of urinary bladderd

ysuria

difficulty or pain with urination

incontinence

inability to prevent discharge of pee or poo

pyelitis

inflammation of renal pelvis

pyelonephritis

inflammation of the kidnet and renal pelvis

suprapubis

above the symphysis pubis

urethritis

inflammation of urethra

vesicoureteral reflux

backward flow of urine from bladder into ureter

cyst-

bladder

-contin-

hold together

pyel-

renal pelvis

pyel(o-

pelvis

-pub-

pubis

vesic/o-

bladder

-flux

flow