Root Words
"Nephr" means:
What is the kidneys?
"Anuria"
What is the absence of urine?
"-ectomy" means"
What refers to the surgical removal of a part?
A "diuretic"
What is a drug that increases urinary output?
"Urinate" means
What is emptying urine from the bladder?
"lith-" refers to:
What is stone?
"Dysuria"
What is painful urination?
"-ostomy" means:
What refers to surgical creation of an opening?
"Glycosuria":
What refers to glucose in the urine?
"Void"
What means emptying urine from the bladder?
"dys-" indicates:
What means difficult or painful?
"hematuria"
What is blood in the urine?
"Dialysis":
What is passing blood through a semipermeable membrane to remove wastes?
"Micturate"
What means to urinate?
The function of the urethra is:
What is carries urine from the bladder to outside the body?
"poly" means:
What is many?
"nocturia"
What is frequent urination at night?
"Cystectomy"
What is the removal of the bladder?
"polyuria"
What is excessive urination?
The purpose of the bladder is:
What is to store urine until it is expelled?
"olig-" means:
What is little or deficient?
"uremia"
What is the presence of urea and waste products in the blood?
"nephrectomy"
What is the surgical removal of a kidney?
"Oliguria"
What is a small amount of urine output?
The role of the kidneys:
What are to filter blood to produce urine and remove wastes from the body?