 | Term | Definition |
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pyelostomy |
Surgical formation of a new opening into the renal pelvis is |
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lithotripsy |
Surgical crushing of a stone is |
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ureteral |
Pertaining to a ureter is |
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uremia |
A toxic condition associated with renal insufficiency is called |
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urogram |
A radiography of the urinary tract after injection of a radiopaque material into a vein is an intravenous |
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urinalysis |
The examination of urine specimens in the laboratory is called |
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cystourethrogram |
A radiographic record of the bladder and urethra is a |
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nephrolithiasis |
The presence of kidney stones is |
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polycystic |
A hereditary disease characterized by hundreds of fluid-filled cysts throughout both kidneys is _____________ kidney disease |
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renal |
Pertaining to the kidney is |
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bladder |
Storage site for urine until urination |
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glomerulus |
Cluster of capillaries that filter blood |
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nephron |
Functional unit of the kidney; includes tubules |
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renal pelvis |
Collection area for urine within the kidney (two words) |
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ureter |
Conducts urine from the kidney to the bladder |
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urethra |
Conducts urine from the bladder to outside the body |
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nephroscope |
Fiberoptic instrument for viewing the kidney |
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nephrostomy |
Formation of an opening into the kidney |
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nephritis |
Inflammation of the kidney |
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pyelitis |
The term that means inflammation of the renal pelvis is |
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catheter |
Instrument used in catheterization |
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ketonuria |
Ketones in the urine |
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cystic |
Pertaining to the bladder |
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nephropexy |
Surgical fixation of the kidney |
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urination |
The act of voiding |
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excretion |
The body produces wastes that are eliminated by the process of |
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urea |
This is the final product of protein metabolism and is the chief nitrogenous waste that is present in urine |
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urology |
The branch of medicine concerned with the male genital tract and the urinary tracts of both sexes |
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urologist |
A physician that specializes in the practice of urology is a |
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urinary |
This term means pertaining to, secreting, or containing urine |
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urinary tract |
The organs and ducts participating in the secretion and elimination of urine are called the (two words) |
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nephron |
A kidney contains approximately 1 million microscopic |
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independently |
Each kidney functions ___________ of the other one |
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ureters |
Urine leaves the kidneys by way of the |
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renal |
Term that means pertaining to the kidney |
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ureteral |
Term that means pertaining to the ureter |
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urethral |
Term that means pertaining to the urethra |
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cystic |
One term that means the following; pertaining to a cyst, pertaining to the gallbladder, and pertaining to the urinary bladder |
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urinary bladder |
Where urine is stored until urination |
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nephron |
The complete functional unit of the kidney |
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ureter |
Tube through which urine passes from the kidney |
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urethra |
Tubular passage by which urine is discharged from the bladder |
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glycosuria |
Term for sugar in the urine is |
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hematuria |
Term for blood in the urine is |
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proteinuria |
Term for protein in the urine is |
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pyuria |
Term for presence of pus in the urine is |
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voided specimen |
When a patient voids into a container supplied by the lab or physician's office this is called a (two words) |
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nephromalacia |
Softening of the kidney is |
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nephromegaly |
Enlargement of one or both of the kidneys is |
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nephrosonography |
Ultrasonic scanning of the kidneys is called |
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nephroptosis |
Prolapse of a kidney is called |
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renal calculi |
Kidney stones are usually called (two words) |
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urography |
Intravenous _______ is a radiographic technique for examining the urinary system. |
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urogram |
The term for the image produced in urography is |
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pyelography |
Intravenous urography was formerly called intravenous _________ |
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cystoscopy |
The term for examination of the urinary bladder is |
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cystoscope |
The instrument used in cystoscopy is a |
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cystoureteroscopy |
The examination of a ureter and the bladder is called |
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cystitis |
Inflammation of the bladder is |
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dysuria |
Term for difficult or painful urination is |
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anuria |
Urinary output of less than 100 ml per day is called |
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oliguria |
Term that means diminished urine production of less than 500 ml per day is called |
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cystocele |
A herniation of the bladder is called |
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hemodialysis |
This is required if the kidneys fail to remove waste products from the blood. |
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diuretic |
This means increasing urination or an agent that causes increased urination |
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transurethral |
This means through the urethra |
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nephrectomy |
Term that means excision of a kidney |
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pyelolithotomy |
Term that means surgical incision of the kidney to remove a stone from the renal pelvis |
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nephromegaly |
What term means the same as renal enlargement |
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lithotrite |
The instrument that is used for surgically crushing a stone |
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catheterization |
Term that means passage of a tubular, flexible instrument into a body channel or cavity for withdrawl of fluid or introduction of fluid |
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pyelolithotomy |
Term that means excision of a calculus from the renal pelvis |
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incontinence |
The term that means an inability to control urination |
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cystoscope |
What is the name of the instrument used in cystoscopy |
