Unit 4 Terms Related To Urinary System PDF

TERMS RELATED TO URINARY SYSTEM AWAD MOHAMMED ALQAHTANI BSc of Anesthesia Technology King Khalid University, Muhayil Asir  URINARY SYSTEM Kidneys Ureters Bladder Urethra  FUNCTIONS OF URINARY SYSTEM Maintain stable internal environment Remo...

TERMS RELATED TO URINARY SYSTEM AWAD MOHAMMED ALQAHTANI BSc of Anesthesia Technology King Khalid University, Muhayil Asir  URINARY SYSTEM Kidneys Ureters Bladder Urethra  FUNCTIONS OF URINARY SYSTEM Maintain stable internal environment Remove waste products Adjust water and electrolyte levels Maintain correct pH  URINARY SYSTEM COMBINING FORMS cyst/o bladder glomerul/o glomerulus glycos/o sugar, glucose keton/o ketones lith/o stone nephr/o kidney pyel/o renal pelvis ren/o kidney ur/o urine ureter/o ureter urethr/o urethra vesic/o bladder  URINARY SYSTEM SUFFIXES lith stone lithiasis condition of stones ptosis drooping tripsy surgical crushing uria condition of the urine  WORD BUILDING WITH NEPHR/O –ectomy nephrectomy removal of kidney –gram Nephrogram record of kidney –itis nephritis inflammation of kidney –lith nephrolith kidney stone –logist nephrologist kidney specialist –malacia nephromalacia kidney softening –megaly nephromegaly kidney enlargement –oma nephroma kidney tumor abnormal condition of the –osis nephrosis kidney –ptosis nephroptosis drooping kidney –pathy nephropathy kidney disease WORD BUILDING WITH REN/O AND UR/O –al renal pertaining to the kidney –logist urologist urine specialist –emia uremia urine blood condition  WORD BUILDING WITH URETHR/O –al urethral pertaining to urethra –algia urethralgia urethra pain –itis urethritis inflammation of urethra –rrhagia urethrorrhagia rapid bleeding from urethra –scope urethroscope instrument to view inside urethra –stenosis urethrostenosis narrowing of urethra  WORD BUILDING WITH –URIA an– anuria condition of no urine bacteri/o bacteriuria bacteria in the urine dys– dysuria difficult or painful urination glycos/o glycosuria sugar in the urine hemat/o hematuria blood in the urine keton/o ketonuria ketones in the urine  URINARY SYSTEM VOCABULARY complete lack of urine production and lack of urine anuria excretion diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of urology the urinary system urinary retention inability to fully empty the bladder flexible tube inserted into the body; commonly through catheter urethra into bladder diuresis increased formation and secretion of urine involuntary discharge of urine; also called bed-wetting enuresis at night  REFERENCES Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 7th Edition, Peggy C. Leonard, Elsevier, 2014. Page Number: 248-270