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Willis Med Terms:Urinary Sys.
Medical terms: Chapter 13 Urinary system
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04/20/2006

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"A __________________is a specialized instrument used to remove lesions of the bladder, urethra, and prostate gland."
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resectoscope
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A device used to hold open vessels or tubes is called a:
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stent
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A method of diverting the urinary tract to provide a new passage through which urine exits the body is called:
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urostomy
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"An x-ray of the ureters, bladder, and kidneys taken after contrast material is released through a catheter within a cystoscope is called:"
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retrograde pyelogram
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A scanty production of urine is termed:
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oliguria
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An intravenous pyelogram is also known as a/an:
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intravenous urogram
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The abbreviation of the X-ray in which contrast medium is injected into a vein in order to reveal urinary tract abnormalities
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IVP
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An involuntary discharge of urine or feces
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incontinence
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The accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products that are usually excreted in the urine
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azotemia or uremia
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A test that measures the amount of urea nitrogen in the blood is abbreviated
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BUN
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A procedure that uses ultrasound waves applied from outside the body to break a kidney stone into small pieces that can more easily travel through the urinary tract
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
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The opening in the urethra that allows urine to leave the body
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urethral meatus
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A condition marked by the presence of renal calculi
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nephrolithiasis
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The first combining form in the term PYOnephritis means
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pus
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The combining form in the term PYELOplasty means
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basin
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Either of the paired ducts that carry away urine from a kidney to the bladder
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ureter
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The combining forms in the terms nephrectomy and renopathy  mean
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kidney
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"The form of kidney inflammation involving the ""little ball"" structures of the kidney"
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glomerulonephritis
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The inability to urinate
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anuresis
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The suppression of urine formation and excretion
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anuria
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The interior part of the kidney
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medulla
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"The outer part of the substance of the kidney, composed mainly of glomeruli and convoluted tubules."
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cortex
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"The indented opening in the kidney that is the area of convergence of the renal collecting system, ureter, renal artery and vein"
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hilum
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The medical term for bedwetting is nocturnal_______________.
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enuresis
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The presence of protein in the urine
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albuminuria or proteinuria
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The production of urine that contains white blood cells and is a symptom of a UTI
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pyuria
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The term describing painful or difficult urine
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dysuria
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"The point of connection between the renal pelvis and the ureter, which is a common location for obstruction of the urinary tract."
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ureteropelvic junction (UPJ)
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An inflammation of the urethra and bladder.
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urethrocystitis
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An incision into the bladder
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"vesicotomy , cystotomy"
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Any disease of the kidneys that includes purely degenerative lesions of the tubules
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nephrosis
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Which of the following identifies the x-ray imaging of the bladder and urethra taken as the patient urinates?
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voiding cystourethrogram (VCU)
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The meaning of the combining form pyelotomy means ___________ and refers to the renal _____________.
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"basin, pelvis"
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Pain in the canal that carries urine from the bladder to outside of the body
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"urethralgia, urethrodynia"
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The plural of the term calyx
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calices
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Inflammation of the kidney and the renal pelvis
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pyelonephritis
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Incision into the kidney for the removal of a renal calculus
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nephrolithotomy
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"The inability to control the flow of urine, lack of bladder control"
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enuresis (urinary incontinence)
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The production of an abnormally small amount of urine
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oliguria
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The presence of blood in the urine
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hematuria
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