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physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the kidneys

physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the urinary system of females and the genitourinary (both genital and urinary organs) system of males

• refers to both the genital and urinary organs
• MT?

toxic condition resulting from renal failure in which kidney function is compromised and urea is retained in the blood

condition in which very high levels of protein are lost in the urine and abnormally low levels of protein are present in the blood

absence of urine formation by the kidney

presence of abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine

presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood

dilation of one or both kidneys

distention of the pelvis of the kidney

type of disease caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes red blood cells and protens to leak into the urine

• floating kidney
• MT?

prolapse ( slipping or falling out of place) of a kidney

suppuration (formation or discharge of pus) of the kidney

genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys

malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in younch children

presence of stones in the kidney

• kidney stone
• MT?

stone found in the kidney

stone located anywhere along the ureter

stone located within the urinary bladder

distention (increase in size) of the ureter with urine that cannot flow because the ureter is blocked

distention (enlargement) of a ureter

discharge of blood from the ureter

inflammation of the urethra

inflammation of he bldder

• fallen bladder
• MT?

hernia (slip) of the bladder through the vaginal wall

chronic inflammation within the walls of the bladder

abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina that allows the constant flow of urine from the bladder into the vagina

abnormal pssage between two internal organs

urniary problem caused by interference with the normal nerve pathways associated with urination

bleeding from the urethra

narrowing of the urethra

congenital abnormality of the urethral opening. male located surface of penis. female: opening is in the region of the clitoris

congenital abnormality of the urethral opening. male: under surface of penis. female: urethral opening into the vagina

abnormal enlargement of the prostate gland that occurs most ften in men over 50

condition of having symptoms resulting from compression or obstruction of the urethra due to benign prostatic hypertrophy

• nephro/o; ren/o
• meaning?

• renal pelvis
• WP?

• ur/o; urin/o
• meaning?

• ureters
• WP?

abnormal condition of increased output of urine

involuntary discharge of urine

urinary incontinence during sleep

• bed-wetting
• MT?

excessive urination during the night

means scanty (few) urination

excessive urniation

inability to control the excretion of urine and feces

insertion of a tube into the bladder in order to procure a sterile specimen for diagnostic purposes

visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope

radiographic study of the kidneys and ureters

diagnostic procedure in which a flouroscope is used to examine the flow of urine from the bladder and through the urethra

blood test is sued to screen for prostate cancer

• prostate-specific antigen
• Abbrev?

procedure to remove waste products from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function

process by which waste products are filtered directly from the patients blood

lining of the peritoneal cavvity acts as the filter to remove waste from the blood

freeing of a kidney from adhesions

establishment of an opening from the pelvis

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

surgical incision into the renal pelvis

destructioon of stone with the use of high-energy ultrasoic waves traveling through water or gel

• extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
• Abbrev?

performed by make a small incision in the back and inserting a nephroscope to crush and remove a kidney stone

surgical suturing of a ureter

surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall

surgical incision for the removal of a stone from the bladder

placement of a catheter into the bldder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone

surgical fixation of the urethra

surgical creation of a premanent opening between the urethra and the skin

term used to describe some tpes of treatment of prostate cancer, describes the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function by surgery, hormones, drugs, heat, chemicals, electrocautery, or other methods

• meatus
• WP?

• Benign prostatic hypertrophy
• Abbrev

• Catheterization
• Abbrev

• Chronic renal failure
• Abbre

• Cystoscoy
• Abbrev

Intravenous pyelogram

Polycystic kidney disease

Urinary tract infection