Word Parts
A suffix for hernia, tumor, swelling
What is -cele?
Medical word for stone formed in the body
What is calculus?
a kidney congenitally out of place
What is an ectopic kidney?
most common bacterium causing bladder infections
What is E. coli?
progressive loss of kidney function over time
What is chronic kidney disease?
Combining form for "bowl of kidney"
What is pyel/o?
presence of stones in the kidney
What is nephrolithiasis?
This genetic condition causes multiple kidney cysts.
What is polycystic kidney disease?
kidney infection (technically means kidney inflammation)
What is pyelonephritis?
A group of conditions that cause excess protein to be lost in the urine, resulting in low protein levels in the blood.
What is nephrotic syndrome?
Word root for kidney
What is nephr?
a stone in the ureter
What is ureterolith?
kidney swollen with fluid from a blockage in the ureter
What is hydronephrosis?
most common way for bacteria to reach kidney
What is the ureter?
Inflammation of the glomeruli, causing loss of red blood cells and proteins into the urine.
What is glomerulonephritis?
Suffix meaning "to crush"
What is -tripsy?
a stone in the bladder
What is cystolith?
the most common kidney cancer in adults
What is renal cell carcinoma?
This test identifies which bacteria are causing a urinary tract infection.
What is a urine culture?
sudden loss of kidney function
What is acute renal failure?
Prefix meaning "above" plus word root meaning "a slit or opening," this word describes a congenital abnormality of the urethra.
What is epispadias?
acute pain caused by passage of a stone through the ureter
What is renal colic?
Another name for a rare malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in young children, commonly called Wilms tumor.
What is nephroblastoma?
Lifethreatening immune system dysregulation caused by urinary tract infection
What is urosepsis?
the final stage of chronic kidney disease, also known as "kidney failure:
What is end-stage renal disease?