Foundation year
Urinary system
T: sanaa abdel hamed
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.