Prefix
Much or many
-poly
Renal Pelvis
pyel/o
Surgical repair
-plasty
Functional unit of the kidney
What is the Nephron?
What is the term for painful or difficult urination?
Dysuria
Absence of, without
a, an
Pus
py/o
Incision
-tomy
The glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule together form the
Renal Corpuscle
Cystitis is an ________ of the bladder usually caused by pathogens
inflammation
Painful, abnormal, difficult, laboured
dys-
Kidney
nephr/o, ren/o
Surgical crushing
-tripsy
Artery that supplies the kidneys with blood
renal artery
What is the term for the presence of pus in the urine, often indicating an infection?
Pyuria
Through, complete
dia-
Scanty, few
olig/o
Creation of an artificial opening
-stomy
Dialysis is the treatment to:
remove waste products from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function.
Which disorder describes Renal calculus, renal lithiasis?
kidney stones
Sugar
glyc/o, glycos/o
Stones
-lith (can also be used as a combining for lith/o)
High blood pressure as a result from kidney disease is known as:
Renal Hypertension
What is the term for the condition characterized by the excessive production and excretion of urine?
Polyuria