HSC3537: Module 9 Urinary System

azot/o

nitrogenous waste

bacteri/o

bacteria

cyst/o

urinary bladder

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glycos/o

sugar or glucose

keton/o

ketones

lith/o

stone

meat/o

meatus

nephr/o; ren/o

kidney

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ur/o; urin/o

urine

ureter/o

ureter

-lith

stone

-lithiasis

condition of stones

-ptosis

drooping

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-uria

urine condition

cystalgia

bladder pain

cystectomy

surgical removal of the bladder

cystitis

bladder inflammation

cystostomy

surgical create an opening into the bladder

cystoplasty

surgical repair of the bladder

lithotripsy

surgical crushing of a stone

nephrogram

x-ray record of the kidney

nephromalacia

abnormally soft kidney

nephroptosis

drooping kidney

neophrotomy

cutting into a kidney

nepthropathy

cutting into a kidney

nephropexy

surgical fixation of the kidney

nephrolithiasis

condition of kidney stones

pyelogram

x-ray record of the renal pelvis

pyeloplasty

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

renal

kidney

urology

study of the urinary system

ureteral

pertaining to the ureter

ureterectasis

ureter dilation

ureterostenosis

narrowing of a ureter

urethral

pertaining to the urethera

urethralgia

urethral pain

urethroscope

instrument to visually examine the urethra

urethrostenosis

narrowing of the urethra

urinary

pertaining to the urine

anuria

condition of no urine

dysuria

condition of difficult or painful urination

hematuria

condition of blood in the urine

oliguria

condition of scanty amount of urine

pyuria

condition of pus in the urine

diabetes

presence of ketones in the urine

stones

patient with nephrolithiasis is suffering from

corpor/o

body

genit/o

genitals

home/o

sameness

hydr/o

water

iatr/o

physician, medical treatment

idi/o

distinctive

protein/o

protein

tox/o

poison

urethr/o

urethra

-lysis

destroy

-uria

urine condition

glycos/o

sugar