Kidney, Bladder
nitrogenous waste
creatinine
Cyst/o
urinary bladder
Hormone secreted by the kidney to increase red blood cells
Erythropoietin
x-ray image of the urinary tract
KUB film- kidneys, ureters, bladder
UTI
Urinary tract infection
Triangular, holding region within the urinary bladder
pyel/o
renal pelvis
Urine is held in the bladder
urinary retention
Use of shock waves to crush urinary tract stones
Lithotripsy
Hardening of the blood vessels in the kidney
Nephrosclerosis
Small balls of capillaries in the kidney
Glomerular
ren/o
kidney
Absence of no urine
anuria
incision to remove a renal calculus
Nephrolithotomy
a group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia
nephrotic syndrome
Collecting area in the kidney
Calyx or calix
olig/o
scanty
Protein in the urine
albuminuria
Surgical repair of the Ureter
Ureteroplasty
Childhood renal carcinoma
Wilms tumor
Term surrounding the urinary bladder
perivesical
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
excessive thirst
polydipsia
New opening between a ureter and the ileum (for removal of urine after cyctectomy)
Ureteroileostomy
Backflow of urine from the badder back into the ureter
Vesicourteral reflux