Medical Word Parts
Azot/o
What is nitrogen?
Anuria
What is absence of urine production?
Cystitis
What is inflammation of the bladder?
Biopsy
What is the removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination?
What is drug that fights or prevents bacterial infections?
Calcul/o
What is stone?
Diuresis
What is abnormal increase in production of urine?
Cystocele
What is herniation of the bladder through the vaginal wall in females?
Cystoscopy
What is visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope?
What is artificial method by which waste materials are removed from the blood after kidney failure?
Nephr/o
What is kidney?
Dysuria
What is difficult of painful urination?
Cystolithiasis
What is calculi of the urinary bladder;bladder stones?
Kidney, Ureters, and Bladder X-ray
What is X-ray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder?
Hemodialysis
What is type of dialysis in which a machine receives waste-filled blood from the patient's bloodstream, filters the blood, and returns the cleansed blood to the patient's body?
Olig/o
What is scanty?
Enuresis
What is involuntary discharge of urine?
Diabetes
What is a condition characterized by excessive amounts of urine?
Laboratory Tests
What is examination of body fluids or tissues taken from the patient to aid the physician in diagnosing a health problem?
Peritoneal Dialysis
What is type of dialysis in which a catheter is inserted into the peritoneum and a solution called dialysate is introduced into the peritoneal cavity removing wastes from the blood through the peritoneal capillaries?
Py/o
What is pus?
Glycosuria
What is condition in which carbohydrates or sugars are excreted in the urine.
Glomerulonephritis
What is inflammation of the glomeruli in the kidney?
Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio (BUN)
What is a test that measure blood levels of urea and creatinine?
Diuretic
What is drug that increases urine output?