| A | B |
|---|
| bacterio | bacteria |
| cysto | bladder |
| glomerulo | glomerulus |
| hemato hemo | blood |
| litho | stone |
| nephro reno | kidney |
| nocto | night |
| oligo | deficient |
| peritoneo | peritoneum (tissue sac that encloses abdominal contents) |
| pyo | pus |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| uro urino | urine |
| uretero | ureter |
| urethro | urethra |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| diuresis | abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine |
| end-stage renal disease (ESRD) | final phase of kidney disease |
| enuresis | involuntary urination during sleep; also called bed-wetting |
| glycosuria/glucosuria | sugar in the urine |
| interstitial nephritis | pathological changes in renal tissue that destroy nephrons & impair kidney function |
| interstitial cystitis | chronic condition of inflammation of the bladder lining |
| phimosis | stenosis or narrowing of the foreskin opening |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation & infection caused by bacterial growth in the renal pelvis & kidney |
| renal failure | failure of the kidneys to effectively eliminate fluids &/or wastes from the body |
| urinary tract infection (UTI) | inflammation & infection caused by bacterial growth in the urinary tract, usually the bladder |
| uremia | increased level of urea or other wastes in the blood |
