| A | B |
|---|
| cyst/o | bladder |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| hydr/o | water |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| noct/i | night |
| olig/o | scant, few |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -rrhaphy | suturing, repairing |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -uria | urine, urination |
| cystocele | protrusion (herniation) of the bladder |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| cystolith | stone in the bladder |
| hydronephrosis | abnormal condition of water on the kidney |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| nephroma | tumor of the kidney |
| polycystic kidney disease | condition in which the kidney contains many cysts |
| renal calculus | stone in the kidney |
| cystorrhaphy | suturing of the bladder |
| cystostomy | creating an artificial opening into the bladder |
| lithotripsy | surgical crushing of a stone |
| nephrectomy | excision of a kidney |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of the kidney |
| nephrogram | radiographic image of the kidney |
| cystogram | radiographic image of the bladder |
| cystoscopy | visual examination of the bladder |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| anuria | absence of urine |
| glycosuria | sugar in the urine |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| nephrologist | physician who specializes in disorders of the kidney |
| nephrology | study of the kidney |
| nocturia | night urination |
| oliguria | scanty urine (small amount) |
| polyuria | much (excessive) urine |
| urologist | physician who specializes in treating diseases of the urinary tract |
| urology | study of the urinary tract |
| catheter | flexible tubelike device for withdrawing or instilling fluids |
| distended | streched out |
| incontinence | inability to control bladder and/or bowels |
| stricture | abnormal narrowing |
| void | to empty the bladder |
| urinal | receptacle for urine |
