| A | B |
|---|
| uinary system | removes watse from by filtering blood |
| urea | major waste product, filtered though kidney |
| homeostasis | maintaining proper balance of water, electrolytes and acids |
| kidney | nephr/o or ren/o |
| nephritis | inflammation of th nephron(kidney) |
| nephron | functional unit of the kidney, responsible for producing urine. |
| ureter | pair of narrow tubes from kidney to bladder |
| bladder | cyst/o |
| micturition | urination, voiding, elimination |
| urethra | tube from bladder to outside of body |
| turbid | cloudy urine |
| erythropoietin | hormone produced by kidney that stimulate rbc production in the bone marrow |
| antidiuretic | suppresses urine formation |
| cystocentesis | surgical puncture of bladder for urine collection |
| urinalysis | exam of urine, SG, dipstick and sediment |
| cystogram | radiograph of bladder using contrast material |
| urinary catheterization | inserting a tube in th urethra to the bladder for collection of urine |
| azotemia | presence of urea in blood |
| calculus | abnormal mineral deposit in urine crystals and stones |
| urolith | bladder stone |
| casts | found in urine, made of proteins and fiber in animal with kidney problems |
| cystalgia | bladder pain |
| cystitis | inflammation of bladder |
| FLUTD | feline lower urinary tract disease, |
| inappropriate urination | urinating in the wrong place |
| incontinence | inability to control urination, leaking urine from bladder |
| interstitial cystitis | inflammation of the bladder wall |
| nephrolith | kidney stone |
| nephromalacia | abnormal softening of the kidney |
| nephropathy | disease of the kidney |
| nephrosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the kidney |
| nephrosis | abnormal condition of the kidney |
| pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney |
| renal failure | inability of kidney to function, can be acute or chronic |
| nephrotoxin | kidney poison |
| polyuria | producing large amount of urine |
| polydipsia | drinking large amounts |
| diuresis | elevated excretion of urine, add fluids or drugs |
| renal infarction | obstruction of blood flow to the kidney |
| uremia | waste products in blood |
| urethritis | inflammation of urethra |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| cystectomy | surgical removal of bladder, part or all |
| cystopexy | surgical fixation of bladder to abdominal wall |
| cystoplasty | surgical repair of bladder |
| cystotomy | incision into bladder |
| perineal urethrostomy | surgical creation of a permanant opening between urethra and skin near anus |
