Medical Terminology Week 12

cup

rind, outer portion

tuft, cluster

marrow, inner portion

kidney

electrical charge associated with potassium and sodium

hormone that controls red blood cell production

the two organs that get rid of nitrates

the functioning unit of the kidney

where the capillaries are rolled up in a ball in the kidneys

a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron

where the filtration takes place in the kidneys

where the urine collects in the kidneys

the outer part of the kidneys

the innter portion of the kidneys

extension of the ureter that goes into the kidney

kidneys have shut down, usually due to shock

inflammation of the kidney at the glomerulous area

something blocking the kidney causing blockage of fluid (typically a stone)

inflammation of the kidney

kidney stones

prolapsed kidney (floating kidney)

diabetic, adema (swelling), albumin protein in the urine

something obstructing the urinary tract

inflammation of the kidney in the renal pelvis area

• agenisis - kidney never developed (no kidney)
• dysplasia, polycystic kidneys - many cysts in kidneys
• ectopy - kidney that is out of place

malignant tumor of kidney in children

usually caused diabetes or hypertension

your have urea in the blood (also known as azotemia)

high blood pressure in the renal artery

removal of kidney

making an incision to remove kidney stone

lifting or suspending a kidney

removal of kidney and ureter

not urinating

nitrates and urea in the blood

the body is getting rid of urea in the sweat and forms a powder that smells like urine

water

joining

pelvis

stones in the ureter

protrusion of ureters in to the bladder

water in the ureter

pus in the ureter

inflammation of the ureter

removal of the ureter

artificial opening between the ureter and bladder

destroy adhesions around the ureter

artificial opening between the ureter and renal pelvis

artificial opening into the ureter

surgical repair of the ureter and bladder

a stabbing pain in the ureter (from stones)

passageway, opening

bladder

triangular area at the low end of the bladder

stores urine

the muscle in that bladder that pushes the urine out

the passage out of the bladder

muscle that controls urination

bladder infection

excessive urination

the urinary opening is under the penis

incontinence caused by surprise, sneeze, or laughing

the passage from bladder to urethra is too narrow

parasite infection (STD), discharge and itching

inflammation of the trigone

inflammation of the urethra

• vesicocentric - passage way between the bladder and intestines
• vesicorectal - passage between the bladder and rectum
• vesicovaginal - passage between bladder and vagina

a tube inserted to drain urine

remove the bladder

incision to remove stone from bladder

surgical repair of bladder

to insert a scope through urethra to examine the bladder

artificial opening into the bladder

to stretch the meatus opening

to go through the urethra to remove part of the bladder neck

protein is being removed along with the urine

a nitrate

difficulty urination

bed wetting (incontinence during sleep)

sugar in the urine

blood in the urine

ketone bodies in the urine

the act of urinating

getting up frequently at night to urinate

scanty urination

frequent urination

excessive thirst

to urinate but not feel like the bladder is empty

when you gotta go, YOU GOTTA GO

to have build-up of casts & sediment in urine

• hemodialysis - blood
• peritoneal dialysis

a blood test that checks kidney function

a test to see how long the kidneys take to clear the creatine

to measure how big the bladder is

to test the urine

to crush the stones in order to pass normally

no dye x-ray of kidney, ureter, and bladder

picture of urinary tract

a video (moving picture) of urinary tract

picture of bladder and urethra

picture of renal pelvis with contrast medium injected

picture of the excretory process

CAT scan of kidneys

going backwards to take picture

bladder neck obstruction

benign prostatic hypertrophy

blood urea nitrogen

cystourethrogram

genitourinary

intravenous pyelogram

kidney, ureter, bladder

sexually transmitted disease

urinary tract infection

transurethral resection, transurethral resection of the prostate

urinalysis

herpes simplex virus

the test for prostate cancer

produce sperm

male hormone

glans

carrying away

testis, twin

offspring, seed

little, scanty

testis

bag

seed

seed, male

vessel, duct

highly vascular organ

the foreskin

the sac that contains the testis

produces seminal fluid

male reproductive organ

stores sperm

the passage way for the sperm

the passage through the prostate

fungus infection also known as "jock itch"

missing a testicle

inflammation of the glans penis

STD - can cause blindness in babies

(hidden) the testes did not come down to the scrotum

inflammation of the epididymis

causes blistering on the penis

water build up in the scrotal area

overgrown prostate & pinching the urethra (non-cancerous)

inflammation of the testes

unable to get erection

the opening at the end of prepuce is too small

has more than two testes

inflammation of the prostate

malignancy of the testes

STD - affects the CNS is untreated

varicose veins at the inguinal/spermatic cord area

removing the foreskin/prepuce

removing the epididymis

draining the hydrocele

removing the testicle

to suspend the testis

repair the testes

to cut out a piece & tie off the vas deferens on both sides

artificial opening between the vas deferens & epididymis

a removal of a vasectomy or repair of obstruction

pain in the lower back region

not producing sperm

muccus and pus discharge

open sore

low sperm count

urinary difficulty because of large prostate

painful urination (drop by drop)