Medical Terminology Chapter 7

Portion of the urinary bladder

Trigone

Glomerular

Pertaining to small balls of capillaries in the kidney

Meatal stenosis

Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body

Electrolyte

Sodium

Nitrogenous waste

Creatinine

Renal pelvis

pyel/o

A term that means no urine production is

Anuria

Surrounding the urinary bladder

Perivesical

Uremia

Azotemia

X-ray of the urinary tract

KUB

Oliguria

Scanty urination

Diabetes insipidus is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Glycosuria

Hernia of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder

Ureterocele

Artifical kidney machine

hemodialysis

Nephrolithotomy

Incision to remove a renal calculus

Protein in the urine

Albuminuria

Renal abscess may lead to

Pyuria

Alkaline

Basic

A group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria,and hypoalbuminenia

nephrotic syndrome

High levels of ketones in the blood can lead to

Acidosis

Childhood renal carcinoma

Wilms tumor

Urine is held in the bladder

Urinary retention

Test that measures the amount of urea in the blood

BUN

Nephrosclerosis

Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney

Lithotripsy

Shock waves crush urinary tract stones

high blood pressure that is idiopathic

essential hypertension

malignant tumor of the kidney

hypernephroma

high blood pressure caused by kidney disease

secondary hypertension

a tube for withdrawing or giving fluid

catheter

swelling, fluid in tissues

edema

inadequate secretion of ADH

diabetes insipidus

a narrowed area in a tube

stricture

Central collecting region in the kidney

renal pelvis

Chemical element carrying an electrical charge when dissolved in water; sodium and potassium are examples

electrolyte

Tube for injecting or removing fluids

catheter

Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate production of red blood cells by bone marrow

erythropoietin

Inner region of an organ

medulla

Outer region of an organ

cortex

Tiny ball of capillaries in outer area of kidney

glomerulus

Urination; micturition

voiding

Nitrogenous waste product of muscle metabolism excreted in urine

creatinine

Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine

urinary bladder

hematuria

Blood in the urine

diuresis

Excessive urination

abscess

Collection of pus

uremia

Excessive urea in the bloodstream

perivesical

Pertaining to surrounding the urinary bladder

dysuria

Painful urination

cortical

Pertaining to the outer section of an organ

medullary

Pertaining to in inner section of an organ

renal cell carcinoma

Malignant tumor of the kidney

enuresis

Bedwetting

How many kidneys?

2

How many ureters?

2

How many urinary bladders?

1

How many urethra?

1

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Portion of the urinary bladder

Trigone

Glomerular

Pertaining to small balls of capillaries in the kidney

Meatal stenosis

Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body

Electrolyte

Sodium

Nitrogenous waste

Creatinine

Renal pelvis

pyel/o

A term that means no urine production is

Anuria

Surrounding the urinary bladder

Perivesical

Uremia

Azotemia

X-ray of the urinary tract

KUB

Oliguria

Scanty urination

Diabetes insipidus is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Glycosuria

Hernia of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder

Ureterocele

Artifical kidney machine

hemodialysis

Nephrolithotomy

Incision to remove a renal calculus

Protein in the urine

Albuminuria

Renal abscess may lead to

Pyuria

Alkaline

Basic

A group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria,and hypoalbuminenia

nephrotic syndrome

High levels of ketones in the blood can lead to

Acidosis

Childhood renal carcinoma

Wilms tumor

Urine is held in the bladder

Urinary retention

Test that measures the amount of urea in the blood

BUN

Nephrosclerosis

Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney

Lithotripsy

Shock waves crush urinary tract stones

high blood pressure that is idiopathic

essential hypertension

malignant tumor of the kidney

hypernephroma

high blood pressure caused by kidney disease

secondary hypertension

a tube for withdrawing or giving fluid

catheter

swelling, fluid in tissues

edema

inadequate secretion of ADH

diabetes insipidus

a narrowed area in a tube

stricture

Central collecting region in the kidney

renal pelvis

Chemical element carrying an electrical charge when dissolved in water; sodium and potassium are examples

electrolyte

Tube for injecting or removing fluids

catheter

Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate production of red blood cells by bone marrow

erythropoietin

Inner region of an organ

medulla

Outer region of an organ

cortex

Tiny ball of capillaries in outer area of kidney

glomerulus

Urination; micturition

voiding

Nitrogenous waste product of muscle metabolism excreted in urine

creatinine

Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine

urinary bladder

hematuria

Blood in the urine

diuresis

Excessive urination

abscess

Collection of pus

uremia

Excessive urea in the bloodstream

perivesical

Pertaining to surrounding the urinary bladder

dysuria

Painful urination

cortical

Pertaining to the outer section of an organ

medullary

Pertaining to in inner section of an organ

renal cell carcinoma

Malignant tumor of the kidney

enuresis

Bedwetting

How many kidneys?

2

How many ureters?

2

How many urinary bladders?

1

How many urethra?

1

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