medical term Urinary system

Hydro/o

Water

Hydronephrosis (abnormal condition involving back up of urine into the kidney

Cyst/o

Bladder

Cystitis, cystectomy (inflammation of, removal of bladder)

Pyel/o

Renal collecting ducts

Pyelogram (X-ray of the collecting ducts)

Ur/o, -uria

Urine

Polyuria, anuria (frequent urination, no urine formation)

Olig/o

Scanty, less than normal

Oliguria (reduced urine formation)

-pexy

To surgically reattach, fix in normal position

Nephropexy (surgically attach kidney in normal anatomical position)

Nephrosis -

a noninflammatory disease of kidneys.

Nephrolith -

a kidney stone.

Urethritis -

inflammation of the urethra, the final pathway for urine in both sexes, and the common pathway for urine and semen in the male.

Nocturia -

frequently getting up and urinating during the night.

Enuresis -

involuntary release of urine, most often in reference to "bedwetting."

Urologist -

a physician specializing in the genitourinary tract, which includes kidneys, urinary bladder and urethra of both men and women

Cystoscopy -

looking into the urinary bladder with a fiberoptic instrument.

Intravenous pyelogram -

special X-rays showing the drainage pattern of the kidneys.

Retrograde pyelogram -

In this procedure a dye opaque to X-rays is flushed backwards up the urethra and bladder and up the ureters to the kidneys.

Dialysis -

a procedure for cleansing the blood of waste products in individuals with complete kidney failure or who have had kidneys removed by surgery.

Lithotripsy -

Crushing kidney stones with sound waves.