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This suffix means "surgical crushing," often used when dealing with stones.
What is -tripsy?
An infection anywhere in the urinary system caused by bacteria is known by this three-letter abbreviation
What is a UTI?
These microscopic structures are the functional filtering units of the kidneys.
What are nephrons?
This hollow, muscular sac stores urine until it is ready to be excreted from the body.
What is the urinary bladder?
Nausea, vomiting, blood in the urine, and severe side pain are common symptoms of these hard mineral deposits.
What are kidney stones
This combining form refers to water or fluid.
What is hydr/o?
This abbreviation represents a procedure that uses shock waves to crush stones from outside the body.
What is ESWL?
This term describes the wave-like muscle contractions that propel urine from the kidneys down to the bladder.
What is peristalsis?
This tube transports urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body.
What is the urethra?
This non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland in men can restrict urine flow and is abbreviated as BPH.
What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
This suffix translates to hernia, tumor, or swelling.
What is -cele?
This abbreviation stands for the final stage of chronic kidney disease, which requires dialysis or a transplant.
What is ESRD?
The three main processes of urine formation are filtration, secretion, and this process, which takes vital nutrients back into the bloodstream.
What is reabsorption?
This funnel-like, dilated part of the ureter inside the kidney collects urine before it heads downward.
What is the renal pelvis?
This condition is caused by a blockage in the ureter that causes urine to backflow, leading to a swollen kidney.
What is hydronephrosis?
This combining form means the "bowl of the kidney".
What is pyel/o?
A genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys is known as this.
What is PKD?
Along with sodium and creatinine, this is one of the normal, typical waste products filtered out of the blood and found in urine.
What is urea?
If these circular muscles fail to function properly, urine will leak uncontrollably from the bladder.
What are the urinary sphincters?
A sudden, often reversible loss of the ability of the kidneys to filter waste is abbreviated as ARF.
What is Acute Renal Failure?
This prefix means through, between, apart, or complete.
What is dia-?
This abbreviation describes a surgical procedure to remove a portion of an enlarged prostate using an endoscope through the urethra.
What is TURP?
urinary system contributes to homeostasis by regulating blood volume, balancing electrolytes, and maintaining this specific vital chemical balance.
What is the acid-base balance?
This term describes the cluster of capillaries where filtration begins inside the nephron.
What is the glomerulus?
This three-letter abbreviation stands for a progressive, long-term condition where the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter waste and fluid from the blood over time.
What is CKD?