Urinary Disorders & Diseases
This common bacterial infection affects the bladder and causes symptoms like burning urination and frequent urges to urinate.
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
The prefix "nephro-" refers to which organ ?
What is to remove waste from the blood and maintain fluid balance ?
The primary function of the urinary system.
Seen in nephrology, this prefix refers to a key organ in urine formation.
This suffix means "condition of urine"
-Uria
This painful condition occurs when minerals crystallize in the kidneys and form solid masses that may need to be passed through urine.
Kidney Stones
This term refers to inflammation of the bladder, often caused by a bacterial infection.
Cystitis
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH) ?
This hormone regulates the reabsorption of water in the kidneys.
In anuria, this prefix signals a complete absence of urine output.
An-
This subject refers to a surgical removal.
-ectomy
This organ filters waste from the blood and makes urine.
Kidney
The medical term for painful of difficult urination.
Dysuria
What is filtration ?
This process occurs in the glomerulus of the nephron.
This prefix in polyuria refers to an abnormally high volume of urine production.
Poly-
This suffix in cystitis refers to inflammation.
-itis
The buildup of nitrogenous waste products in the blood due to kidney failure is known as ___
Uremia
The medical term for urine.
ur/o
What is PH ?
The kidneys help regulate this critical blood component by excreting hydrogen ions and reabsorbing bicarbonate.
This prefix describes the catheter's location relative to the pubic bone.
Supra-
In urologist, this suffix indicates a specialist in a specific field.
-logist
The doctor may test your urine to check for infections or diseases. This test is called a ___
Urinalysis
The medical term for a doctor who specializes in the urinary system.
Urologist
What is reabsorption ?
The nephron returns needed substances back into the blood during this process.
This prefix refers to the location of inflammation occurring between tissue spaces.
Inter-
This suffix found in nephropathy, refers to a disease or disorder of an organ.
-pathy