word parts
bacteri/o
bacteria
urethra
Tube that transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
what is dialysis?
painful urination
nephrolithiasis
Renal calculi; kidney stones
cystoscopy
Visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope.
lith/o
stone
Prostate gland
surrounds the urethra in males
anuria
absence of urine
renal cell carcinoma
Cancerous tumor of the kidney that occurs in adulthood; hypernephroma
dipstick urinalysis
Visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope.
py/o
pus
ureters
Transport urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder
glycosuria
Condition in which carbohydrates or sugars are excreted in the urine.
renal ishemia
A condition in which blood flow to the glomerulus severely decreases, resulting in atrophy and scarring of the kidney tissue; often a result of nephrosclerosis
renal angiogram
X-ray examination that uses a camera and contrast medium to take “moving images” of blood flow through the blood vessels in the kidneys.
olig/o
scanty
renal cortex contains over a million ___?
nephrons
nocturnal enurisis
Involuntary discharge of urine that occurs during sleep
UTI
urinary tract infection
sterile urine collection
Urine is collected through a catheter, either through an existing or straight cath method (tube inserted through the urethra to drain the bladder and then removed).
ren/o
kidney
Urinary Bladder
Transport urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder
oliguria
Condition in which a scanty (very small) amount of urine is produced.
wilms tumor
Malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in childhood.
phenylketonuria
A test that checks for phenylketonuria in infants.