Chapter 6, Urinary System, Quiz 3, ANSWERS

1. cystocele:  protrusion of the bladder
2. ureterotomy:  incision of a ureter
3. renal biopsy:  to view a portion of living kidney tissue
4. oliguria:  scanty urine
5. glycosuria:  sugar (glucose) in the urine
6. enuresis:  involuntary urination (bed wetting)
7. glomerulonephritis:  inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
8. urinary suppression:  sudden stoppage of urine formation
9. cystotrachelotomy:  incision of the neck and bladder
10. urethroplasty:  plastic repair of the urethra
11. nephrotomogram:  sectional x-ray film of the kidney
12. urology:  study of the male and female urinary system and the reporductive system in the male
13. dysuria: painful or difficult urination
14. ureterostenosis:  narrowing of the ureter
15. nephromegaly:  enlargement of the kidney
16. pyelitis:  inflammation of the renal pelvis
17. ureterectomy:  excision of a ureter
18. nephrectomy:  excision of a kidney
19. vesicourethral suspension:  surgical suspension pertaining to the urethra and bladder
20. meatoscopy:  visual examination of a meatus

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