The Kidneys
The term for removing a kidney.
Nephrectomy
Py/o
Pus
The long-term treatment for uremia.
Kidney Transplant
Progressive loss of renal function.
Chronic Kidney Disease
The term for the inability to control the excretion of urine, feces or both.
Incontinence
The microscopic functional units of each kidney.
Nephrons
Noct/o
Night
Xray that includes the kidneys, ureter and bladder.
KUB
Inflammation of the bladder.
Cystitis
The most common bacteria that causes UTI's
E. Coli
The outermost portion of the kidney.
Cortex
Lith/o
Stone
The term for destruction of stones.
Lithotripsy
Abnormal enlargement of the prostate gland.
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
The term for the process of eliminating waste products from the body.
Excretion
The innermost part of the kidney.
Medulla
Pyel/o
Renal Pelvis
Name the two types of Dialysis
The dilation of one or both kidneys.
Hydronephrosis
The entry and exit site for structures servicing the kidneys.
Hilum
The term for crystals formed from chemicals in the urine.
Renal Calculi
Cyst/o
Bladder or Sac
Joining an artery and a vein together and making an opening between the two so that blood flows directly from artery to vein.
AV Fistula
When products that are usually found in urine are instead in the blood.
Uremia
An inherited disorder that is characterized by grapelike clusters of fluid-filled cysts that replace normal renal tissue.
Polycystic Kidney Disease