word parts
What word part means kidney?
nephr/o
The inability to control urination is:
Incontinence
stone in the ureter is referred to as
uretolith
to crush
-tripsy
outer layer of the kidney
cortex
What word part means urine, urinary tract?
Ur/o
excessive urination is
polyuria
chronic inflammation of the walls of the bladder is
interstitial cystitis
breakdown, separation, setting free
-lysis
inner layer of the kidney
medulla
What word part means bladder?
cyst/o
excessive urination at night is?
Nocturia
waste that is filtered from the patient's blood is
hemodialysis
surgical fixation
-pexy
tiny structures in the kidneys where blood is filtered and urine is formed
nephrons
What word part means renal pelvis?
pyle/o
presence of kidney stones is
nephrolithiasis
a procedure to remove waste products from a person who's kidneys are not functioning
dialysis
urination, urine
-uria
muscular tubes that use peristalsis to move the urine to the bladder.
ureters
what word part means stone?
lith/o
narrowing of the urethra is
urethrostenosis
a rare type pf malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in children
Wilms Tumor
hernia, tumor, swelling
-cele
Receives the blood carried to the kidney. Water, mineral salts, sugar, metabolic products, and other substance are filtered out of blood.
glomerulus