nephr-, nephro-, nephri-, -nephric
(Greek: kidney)
nephritis
nephrocapsectomy
nephrocardiac
nephrocele
nephrogenic
nephrogenous
nephrogram
Radiographic examination of the kidney after an intravenous injection of a water-soluble iodinated contrast material; also, the diffuse opacification of the renal parenchyma following such an injection, an indication of renal blood flow and glomerular filtration.
A persistent nephrogram indicates obstruction of kidney drainage.
nephrograph
A radiography, or x-ray, of the kidneys.
nephrography
Radiography of the kidney whose parenchyma has been opacified by appropriate iodinated contrast medium intravascularly administered.
nephroid
nephrolith
A calculus formed in the kidney; also known as a "kidney stone".
nephrolithiasis
The process of forming a kidney stone, an existing stone in the kidney; or lower down in the urinary tract.
Kidney stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin and they occur in one in twenty people at some time in their lives.
nephrolithotomy, lithonephrotomy
Incision into the kidney for the removal of a renal calculus or "kidney stone".
nephrologist
nephrology
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