vocabulary
pyel/o
referring to the renal pelvis
nephrotomy
incision into the kidney
acidotic
acidic; having a pH of less than 7
scanty (small amount) of urination
oliguria
alkaline
basic; having a pH above 7
the production of abnormally large amounts of urine
polyuria
glomeruli
filters wastes from the blood; found in the cortex of the kidneys; small balls of capillaries associated Bowman's capsule
hernia of the urinary bladder
cystocele
pyuria
pus in the urine; indication of infection
azotemia
uremia; raised level of blood urea and nitrogen-based waste products normally eliminated by the kidneys. Indicates reduced kidney function
perivesical
surrounding the urinary bladder
lack of urination
anuria
enuresis
bedwetting
nephrolithotomy
removal of a renal calculus (kidney stone)
inflammation of a vein
phlebitis
located at the distal end of the urethra; opening through which urine exits body
urinary meatus
trigone
the triangular space at the base of the urinary bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exits
potassium; symbol K
kal/i
abnormal condition of the kidney
nephrosis
-ectasis
dilation
viscera
refers to internal organs
hemodialysis
the process in which the blood of a person with kidney failure is artificially filtered by a machine
hernia of the ureter (tube connecting kidney with bladder)
ureterocele
albuminuria
protein in the urine
sphincter
ring of muscles