UNIT 6 MEDICAL TERM DEFINITION
N0 Definitions
1 Inflammation of the bladder
2 Protrusion of the bladder
Or hernia of the
urinary bladder into the vagina
3 Stone in the bladder
4 Inflammation of the glomeruli of the
kidney
5 Abnormal condition of water in the kidney
6 Inflammation of a kidney
7 Kidney tumor containing developing cell
(malignant tumor) (also called Wilms
tumor) A malignant tumour in the kidney
young children, usually under the age of
10, leading to swelling of the abdomen
8 Condition of stone(s) in the kidney
9 Tumor of the kidney
10 Enlargement of a kidney
11 Inflammation of the renal pelvis
12 Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the
kidney
13 Condition of urine (urea) in the blood
14 Inflammation of a ureter
15 Herniation of the ureter (protrusion of
ureter)
16 Condition of stones in the ureters
17 Narrowing of the ureter
18 Inflammation of the urethra and the
bladder
19 Excision of the bladder
20 Incision of the bladder to remove a stone
21 Suturing the bladder
22 Creating an artificial opening into the
bladder
Terms Keys
C_________________ cystitis
C_________________ cystocele
C_________________ cystolith
G_________________ Glomerulonephritis
H_________________ Hydronephrosis
N_________________ Nephritis
N_________________ Nephroblastoma
N_________________ Nephrolithiasis
N_________________ Nephroma
N_________________ Nephromegaly
P_________________ Pyelitis
P_________________ Pyelonephritis
U_________________ Uremia
U_________________ Ureteritis
U_________________ Ureterocele
U_________________ Ureterolithiasis
U_________________ Ureterostenosis
U_________________ Urethrocystitis
C_________________ Cystectomy
C_________________ Cystolithotomy
C_________________ cystorrhaphy
C_________________ cystostomy
23 Excision of a kidney N_________________ Nephrectomy
24 Surgical fixation of the kidney N_________________ nephropexy
25 Creation of an artificial opening into the N_________________ Nephrostomy
kidney
26 Incision of the renal pelvis to remove a p_________________ Pyelolithotomy
stone
27 Surgical repair of the renal pelvis P_________________ pyeloplasty
28 Excision of a ureter U_________________ ureterectomy
29 Creation of an artificial opening into the U_________________ ureterostomy
ureter
30 Surgical repair of the urethra U_________________ urethroplasty
31 X-ray image of the bladder C_________________ Cystogram
32 X-ray imaging of the bladder C_________________ Cystography
33 x-ray image of the kidney N_________________ Nephrogram
34 X-ray imaging of the kidney N_________________ Nephrography
35 Record of the kidney R_________________ renogram
36 Instrument used for visual examination of C_________________ cystoscope
the bladder
37 Visual examination of the bladder C_________________ cystoscopy
38 Visual examination of the kidney N_________________ Nephroscopy
39 Instrument used for visual examination of U_________________ urethroscope
the urethra