Urinary System

Body Systems and Disorders

1 Objectives 1. Define, build, pronounce, and spell medical terms built from word parts related to the urinary system. 2. Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms not built from word parts related to the urinary system. 3. Interpret the meaning of abbreviations related to the urinary system. 4. Use medical language in clinical statements and documents, and review lesson content. 2 Introduction to the Urinary System

3 Functions of the Urinary System

 Removes waste material from the body  Regulates fluid volume  Maintains electrolyte concentration in body fluid  Assists in blood pressure regulation

4 OBJECTIVE 1: Define, build, pronounce, and spell medical terms built from word parts related to the urinary system. WR Word Root cyst hem hemat lith nephr noc olig pyel ren ur, urin urethr 5

OBJECTIVE 1: Define, build, pronounce, and spell medical terms built from word parts related to the urinary system. (cont’d.)

S Suffix -emia -gram -graphy -iasis -pexy -plasty -rrhaphy -tripsy

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7 Medical Terms Built from Word Parts. Try defining these without using your textbook? Can you define certain parts of the word?

nephritis pyelitis nephrologist pyelonephritis nephrology renal nephropexy ureterectomy nephroplasty ureterocutaneostomy nephrorrhaphy ureteropyelonephritis nephrostomy 8 Cystogram / Urogram

9 Cystolithiasis

10 Pyelolithotomy

11 Medical Terms Built from Word Parts anuria nocturia cystitis oliguria cystogram pyelolithotomy pyuria cystolithiasis uremia cystolithotomy ureterolithiasis cystoscope ureterolithotomy urethrocystitis cystostomy urethroscope dysuria urogram hematuria urologist urology nephrolithiasis

12 OBJECTIVE 2: Define, build, pronounce, and spell medical terms not built from word parts related to the urinary system. Term hemodialysis incontinence renal calculi renal transplant urinalysis urinary tract infection void

13 Medical Terms not Built from Word Parts. What do these mean?

hemodialysis incontinence renal calculi renal transplant urinalysis urinary catheterization urinary tract infection void

14 OBJECTIVE 3: Interpret the meaning of abbreviations related to the urinary system. Define these abbreviations.

UA UTI

15 OBJECTIVE 4: Use medical language in clinical statements and documents and review lesson content.

Review the case study on page 128 of the textbook. See how much of it you can understand now that you have some medical terminology under your belt 

16 Lesson at a Glance: Urinary System Signs and Symptoms cystoscope Diseases and Disorders anuria cystoscopy cystitis dysuria cystourethrography cystolithiasis hematuria urethroscope nephritis incontinence urinalysis (UA) nephrolithiasis nocturia urogram pyelitis oliguria pyelonephritis pyuria Related Terms renal calculi hemodialysis uremia Diagnostic Tests and renal ureterolithiasis Equipment urinary catheterization ureteropyelonephritis cystogram void urethrocystitis cystography urinary tract infection (UTI)

17 Lesson at a Glance: Urinary System (cont’d.)

Surgical Procedures ureterocutaneostomy cystolithotomy ureterolithotomy cystostomy urethroplasty lithotripsy nephrectomy Areas of Study and Specialists nephropexy nephrologist nephroplasty nephrology nephrorrhaphy urologist nephrostomy urology nephrotomy pyelolithotomy Abbreviations renal transplant UA ureterectomy UTI 18 Don’t forget to practice your terms!

• Are you using flash cards? They are one of your best tools to learn medical terminology 

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