Medical Terminology in a Flash!: Urinary System Pathology Terms Flashcards


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acute glomerulonephritis

kidney infection
glomeruli are affected

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bacterial cystitis

inflammation of the bladder caused by bacterial infection

urinary tract infection (UTI)

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chronic glomerulonephritis

glomeruli suffer gradual, progressive destructive changes

loss of kidney function

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diabetic nephropathy

kidney disease associated with diabetes

that results in inflammation, degeneration and sclerosis of kidneys

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diuresis

abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine

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end-stage renal disease (ERSD)

final phase of kidney diease

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enuresis

involuntary urination during sleep,

bedwetting

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frequency

need to urinate more often than normal

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glucosuria, glycosuria

surgar in the urine

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hydronephrosis

renal pelvis and calyces distended and dilated and begin to atrophy due to urine outflow obstruction

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interstitial cystitis

inflammatory condition of the bladder lining

not caused by infetion or other identified pathology

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interstitial nephritis

pathological changes in renal tissue that destroy nephrons and impair kidney function

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nephrotic syndrome

massive proteinuria, edema, hyoalbuminemia (low blood albumin), hyperlipidemia (high blood lipids) and high tendency to form blood clots

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neurogenic bladder

bladder dysfunction ( rentention, incontinence or altered capacity)

due to disease or injury of the CNS (central nervous system)

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phimosis

narrowing or stricture of the foreskin opening of the penis

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polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

hereditary, disorder
cysts form in the kidneys and destroy them

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pyelonephritis

inflammation and infection caused by bacterial growth in the renal pelvis and kidney

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renal calculus

small stone, composed of mineral salts

obstrut portions of kidneys or a ureter
kidney stones

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renal colic

spasms of the ureter

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renal failure

failure of the kidneys

ineffective of eliminating fluids or wastes from the body

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stress incontinence

urine leakage upon physical stress, cough or sneeze

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tubular necrosis

renal failure from injury to renal tubules

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uremia

u-RE-me-a

increased level of urea or wastes in blood

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urgency

UR-jen-se

need to urinate immediately

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urinary retention

inability to urinate

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urinary tract infection (UTI)

bacterial growth in urinary tract, usually bladder

inflammation and infection

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vesicoureteral reflux

ves-i-ko-yu-RET-e-ral

flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureter

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Wilms tumor

kidney cancer

most common in children, aka nephroblastoma

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cystoscopy

visual examination of the bladder lining