Word Parts
What is the medical word part for noct/o?
Night
What are kidneys shaped as?
Kidney beans
What is known as difficult or painful urination?
dysuria
What is the inflammation of the bladder?
Cystitis
What is the removal of a small piece of living tissue?
Biopsy
What is the medical word part for ren/o?
Kidney
What separates waste products out from the blood?
Filtration
What is the condition of excessive urine production?
Polyuria
What results in painful urination?
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Type of urine collection that tests for drugs or alcohol?
Drug-testing urine collection
What is the medical word part for lith/o?
Stone;calculus
What is the outer layer of the cortex?
Renal cortex
What is abnormal increase in production of urine?
Diuresis
What is the disease for high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease?
Renal Hypertension
What is the visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope?
Cystoscopy
What is the medical word part for xanth/o
Yellow;yellowish
How much urine can the bladder hold up to?
Condition in which carbohydrate or sugars are excreted in the urine?
Glycosuria
What is the condition characterized by excessive amounts of urine?
Diabetes
What is the examination of the urine for the presence of abnormal elements?
Urinalysis
What is the medical word part for azot/o?
Nitrogen
How long is the female urethra?
1.5 inches (4 centimeters)
What is known as involuntary discharge of urine?
Enuresis
What is the chronic inflammation of the bladder wall?
Interstitial cystitis
What is the X-ray visualization of the bladder and urethra using a contrast medium.
Voiding Cystourethrogram