Foundation year Urinary system T: sanaa abdel hamed

At the end of this chapter you should be able to: 1.Lablel a diagram of the urinary system and follow the flow of urine through the body. 2. label a diagram of the kidney. 3.Describe the major disorders of the urinary system. 4.Analyze several case studies pertaining to urinary disorders. 5. Define medical terms commonly used in reference to the urinary tract.

URINARY SYSTEM’S STRUCTURE

MEDICAL TERMS RELATED TO THE URINARY SYSTEM 1.Urinary (adj) means referring to the urine or to the urinary system. The combining form ur/o means urine or urinary system. 2.Urology (n) study of the urinary system and its diseases.

3. Urography (n) means an X-ray examination of part of the urinary system after injection of radio-opaque dye.

4. Urine (n) a yellowish liquid containing water and waste products, which excreted by the kidney. The combining form is ur/o. urination – noun urinate – verb urinary - adj

5. Urineanalysis (n) means analysis of urine.

6. Renal (adj) pertaining to the kidney. The combining form is ren/o means kidney 7. Nephritis (n) inflammation of one or both kidneys. The combining form is nephr/o means kidney.

8. Nephrology (n) the study of kidney diseases. 9. Nephrologist (n) doctor who specializes in urinary system disorders. 10. Nephrosis (n) means any kidney disease. The suffix – osis means abnormal condition.

11. Nephrectomy (n) surgical removal of a kidney.

12. Oliguria (n) means production of an abnormally small volume of urine. The prefix oligo- means few or little. The opposite is polyuria (much urination) 13. Dysuria (n) means difficult or painful urination. The prefix dys- means difficult.

14. Urethra (n) a tube which takes urine from the bladder to be passed out of the body. The combining form is urethr/o.

15. Ureter (n) one of two tubes which take urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. The combining form is ureter/o. uretric – adj.

16. Ureterostomy (n) the surgical creation of an external opening into the ureter. The suffix – stomy means create an opening.

17. Retention (n) means an inability to pass urine. 18. Dialysis (n) artificial filtration of waste products from blood.

19. Colic (n) means severe recurrent abdominal pain. 20. Incontinence (n) means an inability to control excretory functions (urine or faeces).

21. Cystoscopy (n) visual examination of the bladder. Cyst/o is the combining form which means bladder.

22. Lithotripsy (n) means destruction of ureteric stone. The prefix litho- means stone. The suffix –tripsy means to destroy or crush. Lithotriptic – adj. Lithotriptor – instrument.

23. Pyeloplasty (n) surgical repair of the renal pelvis. The combining form pyel/o means renal pelvis.

24. Pyelotomy (n) means surgical incision into renal pelvis. The suffix –tomy means incision.