Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Urinary System
Chabner - The Language of Medicine Chapter 7
182
Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/31/2012

Additional Medical Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
peritoneal dialysis
Definition
A large amount of fluid is pumped into the abdominal cavity. The wastes that are in the peritoneal blood vessels pass out of the bloodstream into the fluid. The fluid (which now contain the wastes) is removed.
Term
diabetes insipidus
Definition
-This condition is caused by a lack of antidiuretic hormone, which keeps the water from being reabsorbed through the kidney tubules.
Term
hemodialysis
Definition
A kidney machine filters the wastes from the patient's blood.
Term
-POIETIN
Definition
SUBSTANCE THAT FORMS
Term
-TRIPSY
Definition
CRUSHING
Term
-URIA
Definition
URINATION; URINE CONDITION
Term
ABSCESS
Definition
A swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus.
Term
ACUTE CYSTITIS
Definition
BLADDER INFECTION
Term
AFFERENT RENAL ARTERIOLE
Definition
BLOOD ENTERS THE GLUMERULI
Term
ALBUMIN/O
Definition
ALBUMIN (A PROTEIN IN THE BLOOD)
Term
ARTERIOLE
Definition
SMALLEST KIND OF ARTERY
Term
AZOT/O
Definition
NITROGEN
Term
BACTERI/O
Definition
BACTERIA
Term
BLADDER CANCER
Definition
MALIGNANT TUMOR OF THE URINARY BLADDER
Term
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN)
Definition
MEASUREMENT OF UREA LEVELS IN BLOOD
Term
CALI/O, CALIC/O
Definition
CALYX (CALIX)
Term
CORTEX
Definition
BARK
Term
CREATININE CLEARANCE
Definition
MEASUREMENT OF THE RATE AT WHICH CREATININE IS CLEARED FROM THE BLOOD BY THE KIDNEY
Term
CT SCAN
Definition
X-RAY IMAGES SHOW MULTIPLE CROSS-SECTIONAL AND OTHER VIEWS OF ORGANS AND TISSUES
Term
CYST/O
Definition
URINARY BLADDER
Term
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
Definition
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE IS NOT SECRETED ADEQUATELY, OR THE KIDNEY IS RESISTANT TO ITS EFFECT
Term
DIABETES MELLITUS
Definition
INSULIN IS NOT SECRETED ADEQUATELY OR NOT USED PROPERLY IN THE BODY
Term
DIPS/O
Definition
THIRST
Term
DIURETIC
Definition
(chiefly of drugs) Causing increased passing of urine.
Term
DYSURIA
Definition
Painful or difficult urination.
Term
EFFERENT RENAL ARTERIOLE
Definition
BLOOD EXITS THE GLUMERULI
Term
ELECTROLYTE
Definition
CHEMICAL ELEMENT THAT CARRIES AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE WHEN DISOLVED IN WATER; NECESSARY FOR FUNCTIONING OF MUSCLES + NERVES; POTASSIUM (K+) + SODIUM (NA+) ARE ELECTROLYTES
Term
ELECTROLYTE
Definition
1) A liquid or gel that contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis, e.g., that present in a battery.
2) The ionized or ionizable constituents of a living cell, blood, or other organic matter.
Term
EXTERNAL OPENING OF URETHRA (WHERE YOU PEE OUT OF)
Definition
URINARY MEATUS
Term
FILTRATION (KIDNEY)
Definition
IN KIDNEY, BLOOD PRESSURE FORCES MARTERIALS THRU FILTER (GLOMERULUS)
Term
GLOMERUL/O
Definition
GLOMERULUS
Term
GLOMERULAR CAPSULE
Definition
ENCLOSING STRUCTURE
Term
GLOMERULI (PLURAL); GLOMERULUS (SINGULAR)
Definition
MASS OF VERY TINY, COILED, AND INTERTWINED SMALLER BLOOD VESSELS (ARTERIOLES); KIDNEYS CONTAIN ABOUT 1 MILLION OF THESE COLLECTIONS OF TINY CAPILLARIES THAT ARE FORMED IN THE SHAPE OF A BALL
Term
GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
Definition
INFLAMMATION OF THE GLOMERULI WITHIN THE KIDNEY
Term
GLYCOSURIA
Definition
SUGAR IN URINE; INDICATES DIABETES MELLITUS
Term
HILUM
Definition
DEPRESSION WHERE BLOOD VESSELS AND NERVES ENTER THE KIDNEY
Term
HOW DO KIDNEYS PRODUCE URINE?
Definition
BLOOD PASSES THRU GLOMERULI, THIN WALLS OF EACH GLOMERULUS (THE FILTER) PERMIT WATER, SALTS, SUGAR, AND UREA TO LEAVE BLOOD STREAM. THESE MATERIALS COLLECT IN GLOMERULAR (BOWMAN) CAPSULE WHICH SURROUNDS EACH GLOMERULUS- WALLS OF GLUMERULI PREVENT LARGE SUBSATNCES (PROTEIN, BLOOD CELLS) FROM FILTERING INTO CAPSULE, THEY REMAIN IN BLOOD + DON'T APPEAR IN URINE
Term
HOW DOES BLOOD ENTER KIDNEYS?
Definition
BY WAY OF THE RIGHT AND LEFT RENAL ARTERIES THAT ENTER INTO THE KIDNEY THRU THE HILUM, IT BRANCHES INTO SMALLER AND SMALLER ARTERIES
Term
HOW IS AMMONIA GIVEN OF?
Definition
THE BODY CELL THAT BREAKS DOWN AMINO ACIDS OR PROTEIN GIVES OFF AMMONIA; AMMONIA TRAVELS TO LIVER AND UREA IS FORMED; UREA TRAVELS FROM LIVER TO KIDNEYS WHERE IT JOINS W/ SALT ETC + LEAVES BODY AS URINE
Term
ILLEOSTOMY (ILEAL CONDUIT)
Definition
AFTER CYSTECTOMY; ARTIFICIAL OPENING TO CARRY URINE FROM URETERS TO OUTSIDE OF BODY, BYPASSING BLADDER
Term
INNER MEDULLA (KIDNEY)
Definition
MARROW, INSIDE OF KIDNEY
Term
KAL/O
Definition
POTASSIUM
Term
KET/O; KETON/O
Definition
KETONE BODIES (KETOACIDS AND ACETONE)
Term
KIDNEY (LOCATION + FUNCTION)
Definition
BEHIND ABDOMINAL CAVITY (RETROPERITONEAL) ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINE IN THE LUMBAR REGION, PRODUCE URINE- SECRETE A ACTIVE FORM OF VIT D
Term
KIDNEYS MAINTAINS BALANCE OF WHAT?
Definition
MAINTAIN PROPER BALANCE OF WATER, ELECTROLYTES, AND ACIDS IN BODY FLUIDS
Term
KIDNEYS, URETERS, AND BLADDER (KUB)
Definition
X-RAY EXAMINATION (WITHOUT CONTRAST) OF THE KIDNEYS, URETERS, AND BLADDER
Term
LITH/O
Definition
STONE
Term
MEAT/O
Definition
MEATUS
Term
MEATUS
Definition
OPENING OR CANAL
Term
MEDULLA
Definition
MARROW
Term
MEDULLA
Definition
INNER REGION OF AN ORGAN
Term
MEDULLARY
Definition
PERTAINING TO THE MEDULLA
Term
MICTURITION
Definition
PEEING, VOIDING, PROCESS OF EXPELLING URINE
Term
NAME THE ORGANS OF THE URINARY SYSTEM
Definition
KIDNEY, URETER, URINARY BLADDER, URETHRA
Term
NATR/O
Definition
SODIUM
Term
NEPHR/O
Definition
KIDNEY
Term
NEPHROLITHIASIS
Definition
KIDNEY STONES (RENAL CALCULI)
Term
NEPHROTIC SYNDROME (NEPHROSIS)
Definition
GROUP OF CLINICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE PROTEIN LOSS IN URINE
Term
OLIG/O
Definition
SCANTY (SMALL OR INSUFFICIENT IN QUANTITY OR AMOUNT)
Term
OUTER CORTEX (KIDNEY)
Definition
BARK, OUTSIDE OF KIDNEY
Term
PKU (PHENYLKETONURIA) test (DONE DURING URINALYSIS)
Definition
A PKU test is done at birth to test for the presence of phenylalanine in the blood. Phenylalanine is an amino acid. Too much of this in the blood is associated with mental disease. The disease of phenylketonuria is present when an infant is born without an enzyme that changes one amino acid (phenylalanine) into another amino acid (tyrosine). If too much phenylalanine is present at birth, the infant is given a low protein diet that excludes phenylalanine and prevents this from accumulating. This diet may be followed into adulthood. The procedure is simple for testing and for correcting, so it is done on all births.
Term
POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE (PKD)
Definition
MULTIPLE FLUID-FILLED SACS WITHIN AND ON THE KIDNEY
Term
POTASSIUM (K+)
Definition
ELECTROLYTE; CONCENTRATION REGULATED BY KIDNEY; ESSENTIAL FOR MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS AND CONDUCTION OF NERVE IMULSES
Term
PROPER TERMS FOR EXPELLING URINE
Definition
URINATION OR VOIDING
Term
PROTEIN WASTE PRODUCTS (NITROGENOUS WASTE)
Definition
UREA, CREATINE, URIC ACID (RELEASED INTO BLOOD STREAM)
Term
PY/O
Definition
PUS
Term
PYEL/O
Definition
RENAL PELVIS
Term
PYELONEPHRITIS
Definition
INFLAMMATION OF THE LINING OF THE RENAL PELVIS AND RENAL PARENCHYMA
Term
PYURIA
Definition
The presence of pus in the urine, typically from bacterial infection.
Term
REN/O
Definition
KIDNEY
Term
RENAL ANGIOGRAPHY
Definition
X-RAY EXAMINATION (WITH CONTRAST)OF THE BLOOD VESSELS OF THE KIDNEY
Term
RENAL CELL CARCINOMA (HYPERNEPHROMA)
Definition
CANCEROUS TUMOR OF THE KIDNEY IN ADULTHOOD
Term
RENAL FAILURE
Definition
KIDNEY DECREASES EXCRETION OF WASTES AS A RESULT OF IMPAIRED FILTRATION FUNCTION
Term
RENAL HYPERTENSION
Definition
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE RESULTING FROM KIDNEY DISEASE
Term
RENAL PELVIS
Definition
RENAL TUBULES LEAD HERE, IT'S A SMALL BASIN-LIKE AREA IN MIDDLE OF KIDNEY, IT NARROWS INTO URETERS WHICH LEAD INTO BLADDER
Term
RENIN
Definition
PRODUCED BY KIDNEYS TO RAISE BLOOD PRESSURE BY WAY OF CONTRACTING ARTERIOLES - BECAUSE KIDNEYS NEED A SLOW CONSTANT BLOOD FLOW
Term
RETROGRADE PYELOGRAM (RP)
Definition
X-RAY IMAGING OF THE RENAL PELVIS AND URETERS AFTER INJECTION OF CONTRAST THRU A URINARY CATHETER INTO THE URETERS FROM THE BLADDER
Term
SODIUM (NA+)
Definition
ELECTROLYTE; CONENTRATION REGULATED BY KIDNEYS; ESSENTIAL FOR TRANSMISSION OF NERVE IMPULSES, HEART ACTIVITY, AND OTHER METABOLIC FUNCTIONS
Term
THREE STEPS TO FORM URINE
Definition
1) GLOMERULAR FILTRATION 2)TUBULAR REABSORPTION 3) TUBULAR SECRETION
Term
TRIGON/O
Definition
TRIGONE (REGION OF THE BLADDER)
Term
TRIGONE
Definition
TRIANGULAR REGION AT THE BASE OF THE BLADDER WHERE URETERS ENTER AND URETHRA EXITS BODY
Term
UR/O
Definition
URINE (UREA)
Term
UREA
Definition
MAJOR NITROGENOUS WASTE EXCRETED IN URINE
Term
UREA
Definition
NITROGEN
Term
URETER(S) (LOCATION + FUNCTION)
Definition
MUSCULAR TUBE(S)- ATTACHED TO KIDNEY- CARRY URINE IN WAVES FROM KIDNEYS TO THE BLADDER
Term
URETER/O
Definition
URETER
Term
URETHR/O
Definition
URETHRA
Term
URETHRA (LOCATION + FUNCTION)
Definition
TUBE, CARRIES URINE FROM THE BLADDER TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY, LIES ANTERIOR TO THE VAGINA AND THE VAGINAL MEATUS
Term
URIN/O
Definition
URINE
Term
URINALYSIS
Definition
EXAMINATION OF URINE TO DETERMINE PRESENCE OF ABNORMAL ELEMENTS THAT MAY INDICATE VARIOUS PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS
Term
URINARY BLADDER (LOCATION + FUNCTION)
Definition
HOLLOW, MUSCULAR SAC, LOCATED IN PELVIC REGION, TEMP RESERVOIR FOR URINE
Term
URINE
Definition
NITROGENOUS WASTE FORMED BY KIDNEYS, ALSO CONTAINS WATER, SALTS, AND ACIDS
Term
VAGINAL MEATUS
Definition
OPENING OF THE URETHRA TO OUTSIDE OF BODY IN A FEMALE
Term
VESIC/O
Definition
URINARY BLADDER
Term
WASTE PRODUCT OF PROTEIN COMBINED WITH O2?
Definition
NITROGENOUS WASTE. BODY CAN'T REMOVE IN GAS FORM, THEREFORE IT LEAVES BODY AS UREA THRU URINARY SYSTEM
Term
WASTE PRODUCT OF SUGAR AND FAT COMBINED WITH O2?
Definition
CARBON DIOXIDE - LEAVES BODY THRU LUNGS. ERYTHROCYTES CARRY THE CARBON DIOXIDE TO LUNGS
Term
WHAT COLOR IS URINE SUPPOSED TO BE?
Definition
NORMAL COLOR IS YELLOW (AMBER) TO STRAW-COLORED- PALE URINE = A LOT OF WATER IN URINE; SMKEY-RED URINE = BLOOD IN URINE; FOODS SUCH AS BEETS AND CERTAIN DRUGS CAN PRODUCE RED COLOR AS WELL
Term
WHAT DOES NORMAL URINE LOOK LIKE?
Definition
SHOULD BE CLEAR; CLOUDY OR TURBID URINE INDICATES URI W/ PUS (PYRIA) AND BACTERIA (BACTERIURIA)
Term
WHAT DOES URINE CONSIST OF?
Definition
95% WATER AND 5% UREA, CREATININE, SALTS, ACIDS, AND DRUGS
Term
WHAT IS A RENAL TUBULE AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
Definition
LONG, TWISTED TUBE ATTACHED TO EACH GLOMERULAR CAPSULE; LET'S WATER, SUGAR, SALT, UREA AND OTHER WASTE PRODUCTS PASS THRU; MAKES SURE THAT MOST OF THE WATER, ALL OF SUGAR AND SOME SALT RETURN TO BLOOD STREAM THRU TINY CAPILLARIES
Term
WHAT IS PERISTALSIS?
Definition
PROCESS OF MOVING URINE FROM KIDNEY THRU URETER TO THE BLADDER
Term
WHICH SUBSTANCES ARE SECRETED FROM BLOOD STREAM WHEN URINE IS FORMED?
Definition
ACIDS, DRUGS (SUCH AS PENICILLIN), AND POTASSIUM (AS A SALT) LEAVE THE BODY IN URINE
Term
WHICH TESTS ARE INCLUDED IN URINALYSIS
Definition
1) COLOR 2) APPEARANCE 3) PH 4) PROTEIN 5) GLUCOSE 6) SPECIFIC GRAVITY 7) KETONE BODIES 8) SEDIMENT AND CASTS 9) PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) 10) BILIRUBIN
Term
WHY ARE KETONE BODIES CHECKED IN URINALYSIS?
Definition
KETONES ARE FORMED WHEN FATTY ACIDS ARE BROKEN DOWN IN LIVER; KETONES ACCUMULATE IN BLOOD AND URINE WHEN BODY BREAKS DOWN FAT, INSTEAD OF SUGAR FOR FUEL; KETONURIA HAPPENS WHEN CELLS DEPRIVED OF SUGAR MUST USE UP THEIR AVAILABLE FAT FOR ENERGY; IN STARVATION WHEN SUGAR IS NOT AVAILABLE, KETONURIA AND KETOSIS OCCUR AS FAT IS CATABOLIZED ABNORMALLY- KETONES IN BLODD IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAUSES BLOOD TO BECOME ACIDIC WHICH MAY LEAD TO COMA AND DEATH
Term
WHY ARE SEDIMENTS AND CASTS CHECKED IN URINALYSIS?
Definition
MAY INDICATE A PATHOLOGIC CONDITION; SEDIMENTS (ABNORMAL PARTICLES THAT SETTLE ON BOTTOM OF URINE SAMPLE - MAY INCLUDE CELLS EPITHELIAL CELLS, WHITE OR RED BLOOD CELLS); CASTS (CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES OF PROTEIN OFTEN CONTAINING CELLULAR ELEMENTS); ALSO CHECKS FOR BACTERIA AND CRYSTALS
Term
WHY IS BILIRUBIN CHECKED DURING URINALYSIS?
Definition
PRESENCE OF THIS MAY INDICATE LIVER OR GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HAPPENS DUE TO HEMOGLOBIN BREAKDOWN; WHEN LIVER HAS PROBLEMS REMOVING BILIRUBIN FROM BLOOD IT TURNS INTO HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA AND BILIRUBINURIA FOLLOWS
Term
WHY IS GLUCOSE TESTED IN URINALYSIS?
Definition
TO MAKE SURE NO SUGAR IN URINE AS THIS MAY INDICATE EXCESS SUGAR IN BLOOD STREAM DUE TO THE FACT THAT RENAL TUBULES CANNOT PICK UP ALL THE SUGAR THAT FILTERS THRU THE GLOMERULAR MEMBRANE
Term
WHY IS PH TESTED DURING URINALYSIS?
Definition
IT REVEALS CHEMICAL NATURE OF URINE; NORMAL URINE IS ABOUT 6.5 (SLIGHTLY ACIDIC); PH TESTING CAN DETERMINE IF INFECTION IS PRESENT, BECAUSE BACTERIA IN URINE BREAK DOWN UREA AND RELEASE AMMONIA (A ALKALINE SUBSTANCE)
Term
WHY IS PROTEIN CHECKED IN URINALYSIS?
Definition
SMALL AMOUNTS OF PROTEIN IN URINE NORMAL, AMOUNTS THAT TRIGGER POSITIVE RESULT MAY INDICATE LEAK IN GLOMERULAR MEMBRANE WHICH THEN WILL LET ALBUMIN INTO RENAL TUBULE AND INTO URINE; MORE SENSITIVE TESTING MAY INDICATE EARLY SIGNS IN RENAL INVOLVEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Term
WHY IS SPECIFIC GRAVITY CHECKED IN URINALYSIS?
Definition
TO CHECK AMOUNTS OF WASTE, MINERALES AND SOLIDS IN URINE; COMPARISON OF URINE TO WATER; URINE OF PT'S WITH DIABETES MELLITUS HAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPECIFIC GRAVITY DUE TO PRESENCE OF SUGAR
Term
WHY IS THE PROCESS OF REABSORPTION OF WATER, SUGAR AND SALT SO IMPORTANT?
Definition
SUGAR (GLUCOSE), WATER AND SALT (SODIUM) ARE ESSENTIAL SUBSTANCES
Term
WILMS TUMOR
Definition
MALIGNANT TUMOR OF THE KIDNEY OCCURRING IN CHILDHOOD
Term
albuminuria
Definition
Protein in the urine.
Term
antidiuretic hormone
Definition
Secreted by the pituitary gland and helps reabsorb water from the renal tubules
back into the bloodstream.
Term
anuria
Definition
No urine is produced.
Term
azotemia
Definition
Nitrogen (increased amounts of nitrogenous waste) in the blood.
Term
bacteriuria
Definition
Bacteria in the urine.
Term
caliceal
Definition
Pertaining to a calyx.
Term
caliectasis
Definition
Dilation of a calyx.
Term
calyx or calix (plural calyces or calices)
Definition
cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis IN THE MIDDLE OF KIDNEY
Term
catheter
Definition
tube for injecting or removing fluids
Term
cortex
Definition
outer region of an organ; the renal cortex is the outer region of the kidney
Term
cortical
Definition
pertaining to the cortex
Term
creatinine
Definition
nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
Term
creatinine clearance
Definition
measure of the efficiency of the kidneys in removing (clearing) creatinine from the blood
Term
cystectomy
Definition
Removal of the urinary bladder.
Term
cystitis
Definition
Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
Term
cystoscopy
Definition
direct visualization of urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscopy (cystoscope)
Term
cystostomy
Definition
New opening of the bladder to the outside of the body.
Term
diabetes mellitus
Definition
When sugar cannot leave the bloodstream to be used by the cells in the production of energy, then the sugar stays in the bloodstream, goes through the kidneys, and leaves the body in the urine. This condition has been referred to as "sugar in the urine."
Term
dialysis
Definition
process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood
Term
diuresis
Definition
Condition of complete (excessive) urination.
Term
dysuria
Definition
Difficult, painful urination.
Term
enuresis
Definition
Bedwetting (literally, “in urine”).
Term
erythropoietin
Definition
Hormone secreted by the kidney to increase red blood cell formation in the bone
marrow.
Term
glomerular capsule
Definition
Pertaining to the capsule surrounding each glomerulus; Bowman capsule.
Term
glycosuria
Definition
Sugar in the urine.
Term
hematuria
Definition
Blood in the urine.
Term
hydronephrosis
Definition
Condition of excess fluid (water) in the kidney.
Term
hyperkalemia
Definition
High levels of potassium in the blood.
Term
hyponatremia
Definition
Low levels of sodium in the blood.
Term
interstitial nephritis
Definition
inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules
Term
intravesical
Definition
Pertaining to within the bladder.
Term
ketonuria
Definition
Ketone bodies (acids and acetone) in the urine.
Term
ketosis
Definition
Abnormal condition of ketones in the blood and body tissues.
Term
lithotripsy
Definition
Process of crushing a stone in the urinary tract.
Term
lithotripsy
Definition
urinary tract stones are crushed
Term
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Definition
changing magnetic field produces images of kidney and surrounding structures in three planes of the body
Term
meatal stenosis
Definition
Narrowing of the meatus (opening of the urethra to the outside of the body).
Term
nephrolithiasis
Definition
Abnormal condition of kidney stones.
Term
nephrolithotomy
Definition
Incision to remove a kidney stone.
Term
nephropathy
Definition
Disease of the kidney.
Term
nephroptosis
Definition
Downward displacement of a kidney.
Term
nephrostomy
Definition
New opening of the kidney to the outside of the body.
Term
noct/o
Definition
NIGHT
Term
nocturia
Definition
Excessive urination at night.
Term
oliguria
Definition
Scanty urination.
Term
paranephric
Definition
Pertaining to near the kidney.
Term
polydipsia
Definition
Condition of increased thirst.
Term
polyuria
Definition
Excessive urination.
Term
pyelolithotomy
Definition
Incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone.
Term
pyuria
Definition
Pus in the urine.
Term
radioisotope scan
Definition
Image of kidney after injecting a radioactive substance (radioisotope) into bloodstream
Term
renal angioplasty
Definition
dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries
Term
renal biopsy
Definition
removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination
Term
renal colic
Definition
Kidney pain resulting from a stone in the ureter or kidney.
Term
renal ischemia
Definition
Holding back of blood flow to the kidney.
Term
renal transplantation
Definition
surgical transfer of kidney from a donor to a recipient
Term
suppuration
Definition
pus formation
Term
trigonitis
Definition
Inflammation of the trigone (area in the bladder).
Term
ultrasonography
Definition
Imaging of urinary tract structures using high-frequency sound waves
Term
uremia
Definition
Urea (urine) in the blood; a potentially fatal condition.
Term
ureteroileostomy
Definition
New opening between a ureter and the ileum (for removal of urine after
cystectomy).
Term
ureteroplasty
Definition
Surgical repair of a ureter.
Term
urethral stricture
Definition
Narrowing of the urethra.
Term
urethritis
Definition
Inflammation of the urethra.
Term
urethroplasty
Definition
Surgical repair of the urethra.
Term
urinary catheterization
Definition
passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder
Term
urinary incontinence
Definition
Inability to hold urine in the bladder.
Term
urinary retention
Definition
Inability to release urine from the bladder.
Term
vesicoureteral reflux
Definition
Backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureters.
Term
voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
Definition
X-ray record (w/ contrast) of the urinary bladder and urethra obtained with patient is voiding
Supporting users have an ad free experience!