Fill in the blank with the correct medical term, then find the words in the word search puzzle that follows.

Question

1. A surgical technique that applies concentrated sound waves to pulverize or dissolve stones into smaller pieces that will pass with urine through the urethra is called: ________________ .
2. Surgical fixation of a kidney is called: ________________ .
3. The medical field that studies and treats disorders associated with the kidneys is called: ________________ .
4. An x-ray image of the renal pelvis is called a(n): ________________ .
5. A general term for a tumor arising from kidney tissue is: ________________ .
6. An inflammation of the urinary bladder is called: ________________ .
7. The sign of abnormally high levels of urea and other nitrogen-containing compounds in the blood is called: ________________ .
8. ________________ literally means “urination through.”
9. The abnormal presence of glucose (sugar) in the urine is called ________________ and is a sign of an endocrine disease, such as diabetes mellitus, a kidney disorder, or perhaps both.
10. An examination that uses nuclear medicine by IV injection of radioactive material into the patient’s kidney is called: ________________ .
11. A surgical procedure that removes a kidney is called: ________________ .
12. A procedure that surgically creates an opening into the kidney is called a(n): ________________
13. The process of inserting the urinary catheter is called urinary ________________ .


Answer 1

1. lithotripsy
2. nephropexy
3. nephrology
4. pyelogram
5. nephroma
6. cystitis
7. azotemia
8. Diuresis
9. glycosuria
10. renography
11. nephrectomy
12. nephrostomy
13. catheterization