0
Q
an-
A
No
Not
Without
1
Q
-algia
A
Pain
2
Q
-cele
A
Hernia
Tumor
Swelling
3
Q
chrom/o
A
Color
4
Q
cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
5
Q
dia-
A
Through
Between
Apart
Complete
6
Q
diur/o
Diuret/o
A
Increase urine output
7
Q
dys-
A
Bad
Painful
Difficult
8
Q
-ectasis
A
Stretching
Dilation
Enlargement
9
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal
10
Q
-emia
A
Blood
11
Q
-esis
A
Abnormal condition
Disease
12
Q
Glomerul/o
A
Glomerulus
13
Q
-gram
A
A picture or record
14
Q
-graphy
A
The process of producing a picture or record
15
Q
hem/o
A
Blood
16
Q
home/o
A
Unchanging
Constant
17
Q
hydr/o
A
relating to water
18
Q
hypo-
A
decreased
19
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
20
Q
lith/o
A
stone
calculus
21
Q
-lithiasis
A
presence of stones
22
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown
setting free
loosening
23
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
24
olig/o
scanty
| few
25
-ologist
specialist
26
-osis
abnormal condition
| disease
27
-ostomy
surgically creating an opening
28
-otomy
surgical incision
29
para-
```
beside
near
beyond
abnormal
opposite
```
30
-pathy
disease
31
-pexy
surgical fixation
32
-plasty
surgical repair
33
poly-
many
34
pyel/o
renal pelvis
35
ren/o
kidney
36
-rrhagia
bleeding
37
-rrhea
flow
| discharge
38
-scopy
visual examination
39
-stasis
control
maintain
constant
40
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
41
-tic
pertaining to
42
-tripsy
to crush
43
ureter/o
ureter
44
urethr/o
urethra
45
urin/o
-uria
ur/o
urine
46
vesic/o
urinary bladder
47
anuria
absence of urine formation by the kidneys
48
cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
49
cystectomy
surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder
50
cystocele
a hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall
51
cystopexy
surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall
52
cystorrhagia
bleeding from the bladder
53
dialysis
a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function
54
diuresis
increased excretion of urine
55
dysuria
difficult or painful urination
56
enuresis
involuntary discharge of urine during sleep
57
hydroureter
distention of the ureter with urine, due to blockage from any cause
58
lithotripsy
the destruction of a kidney stone with the use of ultrasonic waves traveling through water
59
nephrectomy
surgical removal of a kidney
60
nephrectasis
distention of a kidney
61
nephrolithiasis
a disorder characterized by the presence of stones in the kidney
62
nocturia
excessive urination during the night
63
nephromalacia
abnormal softening of the kidney
64
nephroptosis
prolapse of the kidney
65
oliguria
scanty urination
66
pyelitis
inflammation of the renal pelvis
67
pyelotomy
a surgical incision into the renal pelvis
68
polyuria
excessive urination
69
urethrorrhea
an abnormal discharge from the urethra
70
ureterectasis
distention of a ureter
71
ureterolith
a stone lodged in a ureter
72
nephropyosis
suppuration of the kidney
73
ureterorrhaphy
to suture a ureter
74
urethropexy
surgical fixation of the urethra usually for the correction of the urinary stress incontinence
75
urine is carried from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by the what?
ureters
76
a stone in the urinary bladder is known as a
cystolith
77
the increased output of urine is known as
diuresis
78
before entering the ureters, where is urine collected?
renal pelvis
79
urine leaves the bladder through the what?
urethra
80
urine gets its normal yellow-amber or straw color from the pigment known as
urochrome
81
in the male, what carries both semen and urine?
urethra
82
what is a specialist who treats the genitourinary system of males called?
urologist
83
in ____, the urethral opening is on one side of the penis
paraspadias
84
what term describes treatment in which a body part is removed or its function is destroyed? this type of procedure is frequently used to treat prostate cancer
ablation
85
the opening through which urine leaves the body is called what
urethral meatus
86
the portion of a nephron that is active in filtering urine
glomerulus
87
the outer layer of the kidney
renal cortex
88
the tube from the bladder to the outside of the body
urethra
89
the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder
ureters
90
a surgical incision into the renal pelvis is known as what
pyelotomy
91
the discharge of blood from the ureter is known as what
ureterorrhagia
92
the term meaning excessive urination is
polyuria
93
the term meaning inflammation of the bladder
cystitis
94
the major waste product of protein metabolism
urea
95
a ____ tumor is a malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in children
wilms
96
being unable to control excretory functions is known as
incontinence
97
the process of withdrawing urine from the bladder is known as
catheterization
98
_____ exercises are a series of pelvic muscle exercises used to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor to control urinary stress incontinence
kegel
99
a _____ fistula is an abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina
vesicovaginal
100
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
101
ESRD
end-stage renal disease
102
ESWL
extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
103
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
104
OAB
overactive bladder
105
GU
genitourinary
106
GI
gastrointestinal
107
TURP
transurethral resection prostatectomy
108
KUB
kidneys, ureters, and bladder
109
the absence of urine formation by the kidneys is known as
anuria
110
the surgical suturing of the bladder is known as what
cystorrhaphy
111
the term meaning the freeing of a kidney from adhesions is
nephrolysis
112
the term meaning scanty urination
oliguria
113
the process of artificially filtering waste products from the patients blood is known as what
hemodialysis
114
an inflammation of the urinary bladder that is localized in the region of the trigone is known as what
trigonitis
115
the condition of having a stone lodged in a ureter is known as
ureterolithiasis
116
the placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone is known as what
suprapubic catheterization
117
the surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall is
cystopexy
118
a ___ ____ of the prostate (TURP) is the removal of all or part of the prostate through the urethra
transurethral resection
119
T/F
stress incontinence is the inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing, laughing, or coughing
true
120
T/F
| prostatism is a malignancy of the prostate gland
false
121
T/F
| urethrorrhea is bleeding from the urethra
false
122
T/F
| renal colic is an acute pain in the kidney area that is caused by blockage during the passage of a kidney stone
true
123
T/F
| acute renal failure has sudden onset and is characterized by uremia.
true
124
Mr. Baldridge suffers from excessive urination during the night. the medical term for this is
nocturia
125
Rosita LaPinta inherited ____ kidney disease. these cysts slowly reduce the kidney function, and this eventually leads to kidney failure.
polycistic
126
Doris Volk has a chronic bladder condition involving inflammation within the wall of the bladder. this is known as ____.
interstitial cystitis
127
John Danielson has an enlarged prostate gland. this caused narrowing of the urethra, which is known as _____.
urethrostenosis
128
Norman Smith was born with the opening of the urethra on the upper surface of the penis. this is known as ____.
epispadias
129
Henry Wong"s kidneys failed. he is being treated with ____ _____ which involves the removal of waste from his blood through a fluid exchange in the abdominal cavity.
peritoneal dialysis
130
Roberta Gridley is scheduled for a surgical repair of damage to the ureter. this procedure is a ____.
ureteroplasty
131
when Larry's __________ ______ blood test showed a very high PSA level, his physician was concerned about the possibility of prostate cancer.
prostate- specific antigen
132
Dr. Morita's patient was diagnosed as having _______, which is also known as Bright's disease. this is a type of kidney disease caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes red blood cells and proteins to leak into the urine.
glomerulonephritis
133
Mrs. Franklin describes her condition as a floating kidney. the medical term for this condition, in which there is a downward displacement of the kidney, is ______.
nephroptosis
134
acute renal failure has sudden onset and is characterized by____. this condition can be caused by many factors, including a sudden drop in blood volume or blood pressure due to injury or surgery.
uremia
135
the term ______ ______ is urinary incontinence during sleep.
nocturnal enuresis
136
the term meaning the distention of the ureter is _____.
ureterectasis
137
the presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood is known as _____.
hypoproteinemia
138
a specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the kidneys is a _____.
nephrologist
139
the creation of an artificial opening between the urinary bladder and the exterior of the body is a
cystostomy
140
a surgical incision into the kidney is a
nephrotomy
141
abnormal hardening of the kidney is known as
nephrosclerosis
142
prolapse of the bladder into the urethra is known as
cystoptosis
143
a hernia in the urethral wall is a
urethrocele
144
the procedure to separate adhesions around a ureter is a
ureterolysis
145
abnormal softening of the kidney is known as
nephromalacia
146
inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney is known as
pyelonephritis
147
rupture of the urinary bladder is known as
cystorrhexis
148
the surgical repair of the bladder is a
cystoplasty
149
pyelonephritis is caused by what
bacterial infection
150
nephrotic syndrome
hyperproteinuria
hypoproteinemia
anuria
edema
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