Med Term Chap 7

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What is the medical term for the act of voiding urine?

micturition

Which term means an increase in nitrogenous compounds in the blood?

azotemia

What is the surgical procedure that involves crushing a stone or calculus?

lithotripsy

What is the surgical procedure to correct a prolapsed kidney?

nephropexy

Herniation of the urethra is a disorder known as:

urethrocele

The instrument used to inspect the urinary bladder is a:

cystoscope

Excessive accumulation of fluid within body tissues is called

edema

What is the abbreviation for intravenous pyelogram?

IVP

The medical term for scanty urinary output is:

oliguria

Polyuria means excessive discharge of urine?

True

The microscopic filtering units responsible for maintaining homeostasis are:

nephrons

Hematuria means blood in the urine T/F

True

A diagnosis of adenodynia means there is pain in:

a gland

Agents that promote the secretion of urine are:

diuretics

When urotoxin is suspected, it means there is a poisonous substance in the:

urine

The funnel-shaped reservoir that is the basin of the kidney is the:

renal pelvis

The abbreviation UTI is used to denote:

urinary tract infection

A suprarenal tumor is located:

upon the kidney

Painful urination is known as:

dysuria

What is the small tubular structure that drains urine from the bladder?

urethra

What is the urinary tract composed of?

kidneys, ureters, and bladder

Are Urethrodynia and Urethralgia synonyms?

Yes

Urinary incontinence, such as bedwetting, is called:

enuresis

What is the congenital opening of the urethra on the undersurface of the penis called?

hypospadias

What is the term that means uncontrolled loss of urine from the bladder?

incontinence

Cystectomy is the surgical procedure for:

excision of the bladder

A patient with a calculus in the ureter would most likely experience:

ureterodynia

An inability to control urination is called:

enuresis

The ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the:

bladder

Suturing of the kidney is also known as nephrorgraphy?

suturing of the kidney

Which urinary structure expels urine from the body?

urethra

What surgical procedure is a fixation of a floating kidney?

nephropexy

Ureteroliths may result in Proctalgia

False

BUN

BUN

What does nephrolithotomy imply?

incision to remove a renal calculus

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