Urinary System

• ur/o

  urine, urinary tract
• urin/o

  urine
• -uria

  urine or urination
• genit/o

  organs of reproduction
• gon/o

  genitals of reproduction
• rect/o

  rectum
• cyst/o

  bladder, cyst, fluid-filled sac
• nephro/o, ren/o

  kidney
• ureter/o

  ureter
• urethr/o

  urethra
• vesic/o

  bladder or blister
• glomerul/o

  glomerulus
• pyel/o

  renal pelvis
• urin/o

  urine
• noct/i , nyct/o

  night
• olig/o

  scanty
• albumin/o

  albumin
• glyc/o, glycos/o

  sugar
• hemat/o

  blood
• ket/o, keton/o

  ketone bodies
• prote/o, protein/o

  protein
• py/o

  pus
• The tube that conducts urine out o the bladder is the _______.

  urethra
• What is a VCUG ?

  radiograph taken while the patient is voiding
• What is urethral stenosis ?

  narrowing of urethra
• Wilms tumor affects what organ ?

  kidney
• What term means frequent urination ?

  polyuria
• What does the suffix -uria mean ?

  urine condition
• What suffix means removal ?

  -ectomy
• What is the term for a drooping , displaced kidney ?

  nephroptosis
• What is the suffix that means drooping or displaced ?

  -ptosis
• What procedure will Montgomery undergo to suspend his kidney in place ?

  nephropexy
• What is proteinuria ?

  protein in the urine
• The abbreviation GFR stand for what ?

  glomerular filtration rate
• The type of renal dialysis that cleanses the blood by shunting it from the body through a machine for filtration is called .

  hemodialysis
• If a donor kidney is found for henry, then he will undergo a _______?

  renal transplant
• What part of the kidney improperly functions in nephrotic syndrome ?

  glomeruli
• Hypalbuminemia is low protein in the ________.

  blood
• proteinuria is excessive protein in the _______.

  urine
• BUN stands for ________.

  blood urea nitrogen