Organs
Combining Forms
Disease/Disorder
Surgical Terms
Diagnostic Terms
100
two bean shaped organs, removes waste products from the blood
What is kidneys
100
ren/o
What is kidney
100
inflammation of the bladder
What is cystitis
100
incision of the bladder
What is cystotomy or vesicotomy
100
radiographic image of the bladder
What is cystogram
200
lowest part of urinary tract, through which the urine passes to the outside of the body
What is urethra
200
urethr/o
What is urethra
200
abnormal condition of water in the kidney
What is hydronephrosis
200
excision of a ureter
What is ureterectomy
200
radiographic image of the urinary tract
What is retrograde urogram
300
muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine
What is urinary bladder
300
bladder, sac
What is cyst/o or vesic/o
300
sudden stoppage of urine formation
What is urinary supression
300
surgical fixation of the kidney
What is nephropexy
300
visual examination of the ureter
What is ureteroscopy
400
opening in which the urine passes to the outside
What is urinary meatus
400
meat/o
What is meatus
400
stone in the kidney
What is renal calculus
400
a noninvasive treatment for removal of kidney stones or ureteral stones by using ultrasound and fluoroscopic imaging
What is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
400
multiple routine tests performed on a urine specimen
What is urinalysis
500
cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron
What is glomerulus
500
kidney
What is nephr/o or ren/o
500
elevated blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
What is renal hypertension
500
destruction of living tissue with an electric spark
What is fulguration
500
a test performed on a urine specimen to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys
What is specific gravity (SG)
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