Medical Terminology: Chapter 12

3. The root worked ren/o and nephr/o means _______
4. This indented opening in the kidney is where vessels enter and leave
9. A ________ catheter is an indwelling catheter inserted through the urethra and into the bladder; typically used for an extended period of time
10. This term refers to the pus forming inflammation of the kidney
12. ESWL stands for Extracorporeal Shock Wave ____________
14. This term is referred to as the sugar in the urine
17. Funnel-shaped ducts carrying urine from the nephrons to the renal pelvis
19. This root word means bladder or sac
21. This root word means thirst
23. Any protein that resembles protein is referred to as __________
25. renal ___________ An x-ray image of the renal artery obtained after injecting contrast material into a catheter in the artery
26. the root for renal pelvis or basin is ______
27. The shorthand for biopsy
29. APKD is an inherited condition What does the P stand for?

1. pooling of urine in dilated areas of the renal pelvis and calices of one or both kidneys caused by an obstructed outflow of urine
2. UA stands for
5. A ______ is a device placed within vessel walls or tubes to keep it open.
6. excision of a kidney
7. This term means the present of white cells in the urine
8. The abbreviation HPF stands for high power ________
11. Lithiasis means the formation or presence of ________
13. A root meaning sugar has many forms: gluco, glucoso, and _____
15. Synonym for azotemia also meaning an excess of urea and other waste in the blood due to kidney failure
16. This term is defined by involuntary urination or defecation
18. An abdominal ____________ is an ultrasound image of the urinary tract
20. cystitis is the _________ of the bladder
22. A _____________ catheter is a tube surgically inserted into the bladder through an abdominal incision.
24. This term is similar to urethrodynia meaning pain in the urethra
28. This word has a similarly spelled root word that means small ball