Medical Terminology: Urinary System
nephro/o, ren/o: kidney
hydro/o: water
cyst/o: bladder
pyel/o: renal collecting ducts
ur/o, -uria: urine
olig/o: scanty, less than normal
-pexy: to surgically reattach, fix in normal position
nephrosis: noninflammatory disease of kidneys.
nephrolith: kidney stone
urethritis: inflammation of the urethra, the final pathway for urine in both sexes, and the common pathway
for urine and semen in the male
nocturia: frequently getting up and urinating during the night
enuresis: involuntary release of urine, most often in reference to "bedwetting
nephrologist: physician specializing in kidney diseases.
urologist: physician specializing in the genitourinary tract, which includes kidneys, urinary bladder and urethra
of both men and women and the prostate and testes in men
cystoscopy: looking into the urinary bladder with a fiberoptic instrument
intravenous pyelogram: special X-rays showing the drainage pattern of the kidneys
retrograde pyelogram: procedure a dye opaque to X-rays is flushed backwards up the urethra and
bladder and up the ureters to the kidneys.
voiding cystourethrogram: imaging technique (X-ray) displaying the urethra and bladder while
urinating
nephro/o, ren/o: kidney
hydro/o: water
cyst/o: bladder
pyel/o: renal collecting ducts
ur/o, -uria: urine
olig/o: scanty, less than normal
-pexy: to surgically reattach, fix in normal position
nephrosis: noninflammatory disease of kidneys.
nephrolith: kidney stone
urethritis: inflammation of the urethra, the final pathway for urine in both sexes, and the common pathway
for urine and semen in the male
nocturia: frequently getting up and urinating during the night
enuresis: involuntary release of urine, most often in reference to "bedwetting
nephrologist: physician specializing in kidney diseases.
urologist: physician specializing in the genitourinary tract, which includes kidneys, urinary bladder and urethra
of both men and women and the prostate and testes in men
cystoscopy: looking into the urinary bladder with a fiberoptic instrument
intravenous pyelogram: special X-rays showing the drainage pattern of the kidneys
retrograde pyelogram: procedure a dye opaque to X-rays is flushed backwards up the urethra and
bladder and up the ureters to the kidneys.
voiding cystourethrogram: imaging technique (X-ray) displaying the urethra and bladder while
urinating
