HSC3537 Module 9 Urinary System

azot/o

nitrogenous waste

bacteri/o

bacteria

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

corpor/o

body

cyst/o

bladder, sac

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glycos/o

sugar

genit/o

genitals

home/o

sameness

iatr/o

physician, medicine, treatment

idi/o

distinctive

keton/o

ketones

lith/o

stones

meat/o

meatus

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty

peritone/o

peritoneum

protein/o

protein

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

tox/o

poison

ur/o

urine

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine

ven/o

vein

-cele

protrusion

-ectasis

dilated

-ectomy

surgical removal

-lith

stone

-lithiasis

condition of stones

-lysis

to destroy (to break down)

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-uria

urine condition

cystalgia

bladder pain

cystectomy

surgical removal of the bladder

cystitis

bladder inflammation

cystostomy

surgically create and opening into the bladder

cystoplasty

surgical repair of the bladder

lithotripsy

surgical crushing of a stone

nephrogram

X-ray record of the kidney

nephromalacia

an abnormally soft kidney

nephroptosis

drooping kidney

nephrotomy

cutting into a kidney

nephropathy

kidney disease

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

pertaining to the kidney

urology

study of the urinary system

ureteral

pertaining to the ureter

ureterectasis

ureter dilation

ureterostenosis

narrowing of a ureter

urethral

pertaining to the urethra

urethralgia

urethral pain

urethroscope

instrument to visually examine the urethra

urethrostenosis

narrowing of the urethra

urinary

pertaining to 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

The presence of ketones in the urine may indicate

diabetes

A patient with nephrolithiasis is suffering from

stones