Language of Medicine CH-7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 arteriole | Small artery |
| Bowman capsule | Enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus |
| Calyx | Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis. |
| creatinine | Waste product of muscle metabolism; nitrogenous waste excreted in urine. |
| electrolyte | A chemical element that carries an electrical charge when disolved in water. |
| erthopoietin | A hormone Secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow. |
| anuria | inability to urinate |
| oliguria | production of an abnormally small amount of urine |
| Polyuria | condition of excessive urination |
| Nocturia | increased urination during night |
| Enuresis | bedwetting |
| bacteriuria | bacteria in urine |
| Pyuria | Pus in the urine |
| Albuminuria | PROTEIN IN URINE |
| Proteinuria | protein in the urine |
| Ketonuria | ketones in the urine |
| Glomerulus | Tiny ball of capillaries in cortex of kidney. |
| Kidney | One of two bean-shaped organs behind the abdominal cavity on either side of the backbone in the lumbar region. |
| Meatus | Opening or canal. |
| Medulla | Inner region; the renal medulla is the inner region of the kidney(medullary means pertaining to the medulla). |
| Micurition | Urination; the act of voiding |
| nephron | Combination of glomerulus and renal tuble where filration reabsorption and secretion take pace in the kidney. |
| Nitrogenous waste | Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine. |
| Potassium ( K+) | An electrolyte important to body processes. |
| reabsorption | In this process, the renal tules return materials necessary the body back into the bloodstream. |
| Renal artery | Blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney. |
| Renal pelvis | Central collecting region in the kidney. |
| Renal tubule | Microscopic tube in the kidney in which urine is formed after filration. |
| Renin | An enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored, and secreted by the kidney; it raises blood pressure by influencing vasoconstriction. |
| Sodium (NA+) | An electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys. |
| Trigone | Triangular area in the urinary bladder in which the ureters enter and the urethra exits. |
| urea | Major nitrogenous waste product excreted in urine. |
| Urethra | Tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder. |
| Uric acid | A nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine. |
| Urinary bladder | Hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine. |
| Urination | Process of expelling urine; also called micturition. |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Paranephric | Pertaining to beside or near a kidney. |
| Nephropathy | a disease affecting the kidneys |
| Cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| Nephroptosis | Downward displacement or dropping of a kidney when its anatomic supports are weakened. |
| Nephrosclerosis | Arterioles in the kidney harden. |
| Nephrolithotomy | Incision into the kidney to remove a stone |
| Hydronephrosis | accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter. |
| Nephrostomy | creation of an artificial opening into the kidney |
| lith/o | stone |
| tripsy | to crush |
| Albuminuria | positive test for protein |
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