Medical Word Parts
Pyel/o
What is renal pelvis?
Hematuria
What is condition in which blood or blood cells are excreted in the urine?
Interstitial Cystitis
What is chronic inflammation of the bladder wall?
Creatinine Clearance
What is urine test that estimates glomerular filtration rate?
Lithotripsy
What is procedure in which high-energy shock waves are used to break up stones in the kidney, bladder, or ureter so that the stones can pass naturally from the body?
Ren/o
Oliguria
What is condition in which a scanty amount of urine is produced?
Nephritic Syndrome
What is group of clinical signs and symptoms,present in some disorders, that cause glomerulonephritis marked by blood and protein in the urine?
Urinalysis
What is examination of the urine for the presence of abnormal elements that may indicate a pathological condition?
Surgery
What is surgical treatment often necessary to improve the quality of life for patients with chronic kidney disease?
Vesic/o
What is urinary bladder?
Polyuria
What is condition of excess urine production?
Nephrolithiasis
Phenylketonuria Test
What is test that checks for phenylketonuria in infants?
Kidney Transplant
What is surgical procedure in which a kidney is removed from a donor and implanted into a patient with renal failure?
-pexy
What is surgical fixation?
Urinary Incontinence
What is loss of voluntary control over the discharge of urine from the bladder?
Nephrosclerosis
What is a disease in which the arteriole walls in the kidneys become narrowed and thickened?
Sonography
What is diagnostic imaging method that uses high frequency sound waves to generate images of organs and structures in the body, commonly used to identify tumors or signs of kidney disease?
Lithotomy
What is surgical removal of one or more stones from the kidney, gallbladder, or urinary bladder through a small incision?
-poietin
What is substance that forms?
Urinary Retention
What is inability to completely empty the bladder due to a urethral blockage or a neurological disorder?
Phenylketonuria
What is an inherited disease that causes increased blood levels of phenylalanine?
X-rays with Contrast Media
What is imaging method in which a patient is given contrast media to contrast different structures and fluids in the body?
What surgical removal of kidney due to damage or dysfunction?