chapter 9: med terms

cyst/o

urinary bladder

genit/o

genital

glycos/o

sugar, glucose

home/o

sameness

hydr/o

water

nephr/o

kidney

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

ureter/o

urerter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

ur/o

urine

-lith

stone

-lysis

to destroy

-ptosis

drooping

-uria

urine condition

nephrology

study of the kidney

urology

study of male reproductive system and urinary system

anuria

complete lack of urine production and lack of urine excretion

calculus

stone formed withing an organ from mineral salts

cystitis

inflammation of the bladder

dysuria

painful or difficult urination

glycosuria

presence of sugar in the urine

hematuria

presence of blood in the urine

lithotripsy

surgical crushing of a stone

nephromalacia

kidney is abnormally soft

oliguria

producing too little urine

polyuria

excessive production of urine

pyuria

pus in the urine

uremia

urine in the blood

urinary

pertaining to urine

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

cysto

cystoscopy

ESWL

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

IVP

intravenous pyelogram

KUB

kidney, ureter, bladder

na+

Sodium

K+

Potassium

UTI

urinary tract infection

renal failure

loss of kidney function resulting in its inability to remove waste products from the body and maintain electrolyte balance

pyelonephritis

inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney

polycystic kidneys

formation of multiple cysts within the kidney tissue

nephroptosis

drooping kidney

nephroma

tumor of the kidney

stricture

a restraint or limit

renal colic

pain caused by a kidney stone

nephrolith

kidney stone

ketouria

ketones in the urine