In The Beginning
Cyst/O
What is bladder or sac.
-Iasis, -Esis
What is condition.
Blast/O
What is developing cell, germ cell.
Pyelitis
What is inflammation of the renal pelvis.
e-lek-tro-litz
What is electrolytes.
Ureter/O
What is ureter.
-Uria
What is urine or urination.
Olgi/O
What is scanty or few.
Anuria
What is the absence of urine failure of the kidneys to produce urine.
nok-TU-re-a
What is nocturia.
Meat/O
What is meatus or opening.
-Ptosis
What is prolapse, drooping, or sagging.
Lith/O
What is stone or calculus.
Hemodialysis
What is the procedure for removing impurities from the blood, because the kidneys are unable to.
sis-TOG-ra-FE
What is cystography.
Pyel/O
What is renal pelvis.
-Tripsy
What is surgical crushing.
Glyc/O, Glycos/O
What is sugar.
SG
What is specific gravity.
sis-to-li-THOT-o-me
What is cystolithotomy.
Urethr/O
What is urethra.
-Lysis
What is separating, loosening, or dissolution.
Azot/O
What is urea or nitrogen.
BUN
What is blood urea nitrogen.
pol-e-sis-tik
KID-ne
Di-ZEZ
What is polycystic kidney disease.