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Section X โ Urinary System
The urinary system consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. The functions of the system are to produce and eliminate urine and to maintain homeostasis or the balance of water, salts and acids in body fluids.
Medical Word Meaning Combining Forms ren/o, nephr/o kidney lith/o stone, calculus scler/o hardening cyst/o, vesic/o bladder aden/o gland enter/o intestine ureter/o ureter urethr/o urethra leuk/o white erythr/o red cyt/o, -cyte cell glomerul/o glomerulus pyel/o renal pelvis ur/o urine olig/o scanty, little noct/o night py/o pus
Suffixes -iasis abnormal condition -pathy disease -pexy fixation -ptosis prolapse, falling, dropping -lith stone -tripsy crushing -ectasis dilation, expansion -gram record -uria urine, urination
Prefixes supra- above intra- within poly- many, much
Medical Terms Kidneys (ren/o, nephr/o) nephr/o/megaly โ enlargement of the kidneys nephr/o/lith โ kidney stone
nephr/o/lith/iasis โ abnormal condition of stones in the kidneys ren/o/pathy โ kidney disease supra/ren/al โ pertaining to above the kidney nephr/o/scler/osis โ abnormal condition of hardening of the kidneys nephr/o/ptosis โ prolapse of the kidney nephr/o/scope โ instrument to view the kidney Ureters (ureter/o) ureter/o/megaly โ enlargement of the ureter ureter/o/ectasis โ dilation of the ureter ureter/o/lith - stone in the ureter lith/o/tripsy โ crushing of the stone Bladder (cyst/o) cyst/o/lith โ stone in the bladder cyst/o/lith/otmy โ incision into the bladder to remove the stone cyst/itis โ inflammation of the bladder Urethra (urethr/o) urethr/o/dynia โ pain in the urethra urethr/itis โ inflammation of the urethra urethr/o/scope โ instrument to view the urethra urethr/o/scopy โ visual examination of the urethra Gland (aden/o) aden/itis โ inflammation of the gland aden/oma โ tumor of a gland aden/o/pathy โ disease of a gland Colors (chrom/o) leuk/o/cyte โ cells that are white leuk/o/rrhea โ discharge that is white erythr/o/cyte โ cells that are red erythr/o/uria โ urine that is red Renal pelvis (pyel/o) pyel/o/pathy โ disease of the renal pelvis pyel/o/tomy โ incision of the renal pelvis pyel/o/plasty โ surgical repair of the renal pelvis Urine (ur/o) hemat/uria โ blood in the urine py/uria โ pus in the urine an/uria โ without urination olig/uria โ little urination poly/uria โ much urination noct/uria โ urination at night ur/o/dynia โ pain with urination ur/o/toxin โ poisonous substance in the urine ur/o/logy โ study of urine
Worksheet โ Section X โ Urinary System
Complete the following matching. _____ 1. above A. lith/o _____ 2. bladder B. nephr/o _____ 3. urine C. scler/o _____ 4. disease D. ureter/o _____ 5. enlargement E. cyst/o _____ 6. cancer F. -ectomy _____ 7. excision, removal G. -megaly _____ 8. expansion H. urethr/o _____ 9. fixation I. carcin/o _____ 10. glomerulus J. -pathy _____ 11. hardening K. -ptosis _____ 12. intestines L. glomerul/o _____ 13. instrument to cut M. enter/o _____ 14. incision, cut into N. -pexy _____ 15. kidney O. -ectasis _____ 16. prolapse, falling P. -rrhaphy _____ 17. pus Q. -tome _____ 18. renal pelvis R. pyel/o _____ 19. rectum S. rect/o _____ 20. stone, calculus T. supra- _____ 21. suture U. py/o _____ 22. ureter V. -tomy _____ 23. urethra W. ur/o
Complete the following matching. _____ 24. anuria A. funnel shaped reservoir at the base of the kidney _____ 25. benign B. drugs that stimulate the flow of urine _____ 26. diuretics C. swelling of body tissue _____ 27. edema D. not cancerous _____ 28. hematuria E. incision into a kidney to remove a stone _____ 29. spasm F. crushing a stone _____ 30. renal pelvis G. surgical repair of a ureter and renal pelvis _____ 31. lithotripsy H. excessive urination at night _____ 32. nephrolithotomy I. twitching, involuntary contraction _____ 33. ureteropyeloplasty J. inability to hold urine _____ 34. urinary incontinence K. presence of blood cells in urine _____ 35. nocturia L. excessive discharge of urine _____ 36. oliguria M. diminished amount of urine _____ 37. polyuria N. absence of urine formation
Define the following medical terms.
- cystocele โ
- urogram โ
- nephropexy โ
- urethralgia โ
- uremia โ
- nephrosis โ
- pyelonephritis โ
- dysuria โ
- pyuria โ
- cystoplasty โ
- nephromalacia โ
Vocabulary
- stone
- catheterization โ
- hemodialysis โ
- peritoneal dialysis โ
- incontinence โ
- urgency โ
- urinalysis โ
- urinary retention โ
- chronic renal failure โ
- frequency โ
