Download Medical Terminology in Renal Diseases and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 cyst/o, vesic/o DEFINITION 1 WR: bladder TERM 2 glomerul/o DEFINITION 2 WR: glomerulus TERM 3 nephr/o, ren/o DEFINITION 3 WR: kidney TERM 4 pyel/o DEFINITION 4 WR: renal pelvis TERM 5 ureter/o DEFINITION 5 WR: ureter TERM 6 urethr/o DEFINITION 6 WR: urethra TERM 7 aden/o DEFINITION 7 WR: gland TERM 8 carcin/o DEFINITION 8 WR: cancer TERM 9 enter/o DEFINITION 9 WR: intestine (usually small intestine) TERM 10 erythr/o DEFINITION 10 WR: red TERM 21 ur/o, urin/o DEFINITION 21 WR: urine, urinary tract TERM 22 ven/o DEFINITION 22 WR: vein TERM 23 ectomy DEFINITION 23 S: excision, removal TERM 24 pexy DEFINITION 24 S: fixation (of an organ) TERM 25 plasty DEFINITION 25 S: surgical repair TERM 26 rrhaphy DEFINITION 26 S: suture TERM 27 stomy DEFINITION 27 S: forming an opening (mouth) TERM 28 tome DEFINITION 28 S: instrument to cut TERM 29 tomy DEFINITION 29 S: incision TERM 30 tripsy DEFINITION 30 S: crushing TERM 31 algia, dynia DEFINITION 31 S: pain TERM 32 cele DEFINITION 32 S: hernia, swelling TERM 33 cyte DEFINITION 33 S: cell TERM 34 ectasis DEFINITION 34 S: dilation, expansion TERM 35 edema DEFINITION 35 S: swelling TERM 46 lysis DEFINITION 46 S: separation, destruction, loosening TERM 47 megaly DEFINITION 47 S: enlargement TERM 48 oma DEFINITION 48 S: tumor TERM 49 osis DEFINITION 49 S: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) TERM 50 pathy DEFINITION 50 S: disease TERM 51 pepsia DEFINITION 51 S: digestion TERM 52 phagia DEFINITION 52 S: swallowing, eating TERM 53 phobia DEFINITION 53 S: fear TERM 54 ptosis DEFINITION 54 S: prolapse, downward displacement TERM 55 rrhea DEFINITION 55 S: discharge, flow TERM 56 scope DEFINITION 56 S: instrument for examining TERM 57 scopy DEFINITION 57 S: visual examination TERM 58 uria DEFINITION 58 S: urine TERM 59 al, ic, ous DEFINITION 59 S: pertaining to TERM 60 ia DEFINITION 60 S: condition TERM 71 BUN DEFINITION 71 blood urea nitrogen TERM 72 CRF DEFINITION 72 chronic renal failure TERM 73 DRE DEFINITION 73 digital rectal examination TERM 74 ESRD DEFINITION 74 end-stage renal disease TERM 75 IVP DEFINITION 75 intravenous pyelogram; intravenous pyelography TERM 76 IVU DEFINITION 76 intravenous urogram; intravenous urography TERM 77 KUB DEFINITION 77 kidney, ureter, bladder TERM 78 PSA DEFINITION 78 prostate-specific antigen TERM 79 UA DEFINITION 79 urinalysis TERM 80 UTI DEFINITION 80 urinary tract infection TERM 81 azoturia DEFINITION 81 Increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in urine TERM 82 diuresis DEFINITION 82 Increased formation and secretion of urine TERM 83 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) DEFINITION 83 Kidney disease that has advanced to the point that the kidneys can no longer adequately filter the blood and, ultimately, requires dialysis or renal transplantation for survival; also called chronic renal failure (CRF) TERM 84 enuresis DEFINITION 84 Involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which bladder control should be established; also called bed-wetting at night or nocturnal enuresis TERM 85 renal hypertension DEFINITION 85 High blood pressure that results from kidney disease
