Urinary System

• cystalgia = bladder pain
• cystectomy = excision of bladder
• cystogram = record of bladder
• cystitis = bladder inflammation
• cystolith = bladder stone
• cystostomy = new opening in bladder
• cystotomy = incision into bladder
• cystopexy = surgical fixation of bladder
• cystoplasty = surgical repair of bladder
• cystorrhagia = rapid bleeding from bladder
• cystoscope = instrument to examine inside bladder
• lithotripsy = surgical crushing of stone
• lithotomy = incision to remove stone
• nephrectomy = removal of kidney
• nephrogram = record of kidney
• nephritis = inflammation of kidney
• nephrologist = kidney specialist
• nephrolith = kidney stone
• nephromalacia = kidney softening
• nephromegaly = kidney enlargement
• nephroma = kidney tumor
• nephrosis = abnormal condition of the kidney
• nephroptosis = drooping kidney
• nephrostomy = new opening into kidney
• nephrotomy = incision into kidney
• nephropathy = kidney disease
• nephropexy = surgical fixation of kidney
• nephrolithiasis = condition of kidney stone
• nephrosclerosis = kidney hardening
• pyelogram = record of renal pelvis
• pyelitis = inflammation of renal pelvis
• pyeloplasty = surgical repair of renal pelvis
• renal = pertaining to kidney
• urologist = urine specialist
• uremia = urine blood condition
• ureteral = pertaining to ureter/o
• ureterectasis = ureter dilation
• ureterolith = ureter stone
• ureterostenosis = narrowing of ureter
• urethral = pertaining to urethra