Community Medicine / Medical Terminology

Diagnostic terms:Nephrolithiasis, renal calculi – stone in the kidney.Nephropathy – any disease of the kidney.Pyelonephritis :infectious inflammatory disease that involve both theparenchyma and the pelvis of the kidney.Operative termsNephrectomy – excision of kidney,Nephrolithotomy – incision in the kidney for removal of stones.Nephrolysis – surgical destruction of renal adhesion.Symptomatic terms:Anuria – total suppression of urine due to renal failure or blockage ofurinary tract,UretersOrigion of termsHydr; hydr (G)- waterJunction (L)- joiningPyelo (G)- pelvis, tubPyo(G)- pusAnatomic termsUreter – muscular distensible tube lined with mucus membrane. It carriesurine from each kidneyBladder and urethraBulb (L)- enlargement or rounded massCysto (G)-bladder , sac.24