| A | B |
|---|
| nephr/o | combining form means kidney |
| urin/o | combining form means pertaining to urine |
| -uria | suffinx means urination or relating to urine |
| lith/o | combining form means stone or calculus |
| -ectasis | suffix means enlargement or stretching |
| nephron | structural unit of the kidney |
| ureter | carries urine from the kidney to the bladder |
| renal pelvis | where urine is collected before it enters the ureters |
| urethra | carries the urine from the bladder to outside of the body |
| meatus | external opening of a passage |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| oliguria | scanty urine |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| nephroptosis | prolapse of the kidney |
| ureterectasis | distention of a ureter |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney |
| cystoscopy | cisual examination of the bladder |
| urethrorrhaphy | procedure means to suture the urethra |
| lithotripsy | procedure to destroy a stone using sound waves |
| cystopexy | surgical fixation of the bladder |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| dialysis | removal of waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function |
| enuresis | bed-wetting |
| pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| nephropyosis | suppuration formation in the kidney |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney |
| cystorrhagia | bleeding from the bladder |
| nephrectasis | distention of a kidney |
| hydroureter | distention of the ureter due to blockage |
| cystopexy | surgical fixation of the bladder to the andominal wall |
| anuria | complete suppression of urine formation by the kidneys |
| diuresis | increased excretion of urine |
| cystocele | a hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine during sleep |
| nephrolithiasis | stones in the kidney |
| pyelotomy | surgical incision into the renal pelvis |
| nephromalacia | abnormal softening of the kidney |
| urethrorrhea | abnormal discharge from the urethra |
| nephroptosis | prolapse of the kidney |
| ureterolith | stone lodged in the ureter |
