Ch 9 - Medical Terminology for Health Professions, 7th ed.
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1.
ablation
the removal of a body part or the
destruction of its function
2.
acute renal
failure (ARF)
has sudden onset and is characterized by
uremia
3.
anuria
the absence of urine formation by the
kidneys
4.
benign
prostatis
hypertrophy
an abnormal enlargement of the prostate
gland that occurs most often in men over
age 50
5.
bladder
retraining
a program of urinating on a schedule with
increasingly longer time intervals
6.
bladder
ultrasound
the use of a handheld ultrasound
transducer to measure the amount of urine
remaining in the bladder after urination
catheterization
performed to withdraw urine for diagnostic
purposes, to control incontinence, or to
place fluid into the bladder
7.
chronic renal
failure
the progressive loss of renal functions
9.
computed
tomography
used as a primary tool for evaluation of the
urinary system
10.
cystalgia
pain in the urinary bladder
11.
cystectomy
the surgical removal of all or part of the
urinary bladder
12.
cystitis
an inflammation of the bladder
13.
cystocele
a hernia of the bladder through the vaginal
wall; also called a fallen bladder
14.
cystography
a radiographic examination of the bladder
after instillation of a contrast medium via a
urethral catheter
8.
15.
cystolith
a stone located in the urinary bladder
16.
cystopexy
the surgical fixation of the bladder to the
abdominal wall
17.
cystorrhaphy
the surgical suturing of the bladder
18.
cystoscopy
the visual examination of the urinary
bladder using a cystoscope
19.
dialysis
a procedure to remove waste products
from the blood of a patient whose kidneys
no longer function
25.
epispadias
a congenital abnormality of the
urethral opening where in the male,
the urethral opening...