Foundation year

Urinary system

T: sanaa abdel hamed

OBJECTIVES

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.