Medical Terminology
The medical term for destruction of blood
hemolysis
Tube running from the kidneys into the urinary bladder
ureter
elimination
Most commonly diagnosed infection of the urinary system caused most often by gram negative bacteria such as E-coli
urinary tract infection (UTI)
Most common treatment of kidney stones
lithotripsy
Inflammation of the urethra
urethritis
bladder
Balances gain and loss of bicarbonate and hydrogen ions known as regulation of
ph
Inflammation of the bladder usually due to an infection
cystitis
Procedure in which the patient has part of the vas deferens removed and must provide two separate sperm specimens after the procedure
vasectomy
Surgical removal of the bladder
cystectomy
Functional unit of the kidneys
nephron
Balances water loss and gain is know as regulation of blood
volume
Voiding urine involuntarily
incontinence
An artificial means of using a machine to removing urea, wastes, toxins, and excess fluid from the blood
hemodialysis
Inflammation of the kidney
nephritis
Tube carrying urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
urethra
Assisting the liver in neutralizing substances
detoxification
Medical term for protein in the urine
albuminuria
Treatment of urinary tract infection may include pyridium, fluids, and this classification of medications
antibiotics
cryptorchidism
Urine formation consists of three processes: filtration, secretion and
reabsorption
Hormone which regulates the fluid loss through the kidneys
ADH or antidiuretic hormone
Kidney stones, also know as renal calculi or
nephrolithiasis
Treatment of BPH using this procedure abbreviated TURP
transurethral resection of prostate