URINARY SYSTEM TERMINOLOGY
pyel/o- renal pelvis
pyelocystitis
pyelostomy
pyelotomy
pyelonephritis
pyelolithotomy
pyelectasis
pyelography
pyeloplasty
pyelitis
pyelocystostomosis
pyelonephrosis
pyelopathy
pyeloplication
pyeloscopy
retrograde pyelogram
IVP = intravenous pyelogram
ren/o- kidney
renography
renal failure = ARF / CRF
renal insufficiency
renin
renogastric
renogram
renopathy
renal calculi
renal biopsy
renal transplant
renal colic
renal scan
glomerul/o- glomerulus
glomerular
glomerulonephritis
glomerulitis
glomerulopathy
glomerulosclerosis
nephr/o- kidney
nephrostomy
nephromegaly
nephrectasis
nephrectomy
nephritis
nephron
nephrauxe
nephrology
nephropathy
nephropyeloplasty
nephropyosis
nephrorrhaphy
nephrosclerosis
nephrotoxin
nephrotresia
nephrohypertrophy
nephroma
nephroptosis
hydronephrosis/nephrohydrosis
nephralgia
nephroabdominal
nephrocardiac
nephrocele
nephrocoloptosis
nephrocolopexy
nephrocystitis
nephroid
nephrolithotomy
nephrolithiasis
nephrosis
nephrogram
nephromalacia
nephropexy
nephrorrhagia
nephrotomography
nephrotomy
nephrelcosis
hydrohematonephrosis
nephremia
nephremphraxis
meat/o- meatus (passage)
meatal
meatorrhaphy
meatoscope
meatoscopy
meatotome
meatotomy
cyst- cyst/o- bladder, sac
cystocele
cystopyelogram
cystorrhaphy
cystoscope
cystoscopy
cystolithiasis
cystourethrogram
cystalgia/cystodynia
cystauxe
cystoadenoma
cystectomy
cystelcosis
cystitis
cystoenterocele
cystolith
cystolithectomy
cystoma
cystopexy
cystoplasty
cystoplegia
cystorrhagia
cystorrhea
cystography
cystojejunostomy
cystometrography
cystoptosis
cystopyelitis
cystotomy
trachelocystocystitis
cystoureteritis
cystoureterogram
cystourethrogram
cystourethrography
vesic/o- bladder
vesicotomy
vesicocele
vesicoclysis
vesicofixation
vesicovaginal
urethr/o- urethra
urethrorrhaphy
urethrostomy
urethrotrigonitis
urethrodynia/urethralgia
urethratresia
urethrectomy
urethrography/urethrograph
urethrometer
urethrorrhea
urethroscopy/urethroscope
urethrospasm
urethrostenosis
urethrostaxis
urethremphraxis
urethropexy
urethroplasty
urethrotomy
urethritis
TUR=transurethral resection
ureter/o- ureter
ureteral
ureteralgia
ureterectasis
ureterocolostomy
ureterocystoscope
ureterocystostomy
ureterography
ureterohydronephrosis
ureteroplasty
ureteronephrectomy
ureteropathy
ureteropyelitis
ureteropyelonephrostomy
ureteropyeloplasty
ureteropyosis
ureterolithiasis
ureteritis
ureterolithotomy
ureterocele
ureterolysis
ureterectomy
ureterostomy
ureterotomy
ureterogram
ureterorrhagia
ureterodialysis
KUB = kidneys, ureters, bladder
lith- lith/o- stone
lithocystotomy
lithogenesis
lithology
litholysis
lithonephritis
lithoscope
lithotome
lithuria
lithotomy
lithotripsy
lithectomy
nephrolithiasis
nephrolithotomy
lithoclast
lithometer
lithotrite
azot/o- urea, nitrogen
azoturia
albumin/o- albumin
albuminimeter
albuminaturia
albuminorrhea
albuminuria
albuminoscope
albuminosuria
ur- ur/o- urin/o- -uria urine
urodynia
urography
urolithology
urologist
urology / urinology
uroscopy
glycosuria
dysuria
nocturia
anuria
oliguria
pyuria
polyuria
hematuria
uremia / urinemia
diuretic
diuresis
enuresis
urinal
urinalysis
urinary
urinate
urination
urinometer
urinoma
urinoscopy
uritis
BUN = blood, urea, nitrogen
OTHER TERMS:
void
micturate
incontinent
distention
retention
stricture
atony
bougie
emphraxis
flank
orifice
reflux
trigone
catheter
filtrate
meatus
sphincter
fulguration
retroperitoneal
epispadias
hypospadias
polycystic kidney
hemodialysis
peritoneal dialysis
specific gravity
cortex / medulla
kidney / ureter / bladder / urethra
pelvis
hilus
pyramids
calyx
glomeruli
Bowman's Capsule
tubule / proximal & distal convoluted / loop of Henle
nephron
BPH = benign prostatic hypertrophy
ATN = acute tubular necrosis
creatinine clearance