Bladder: A sac that holds urine in your
body
Calculus: Stone
Calyx: Cup-shaped part of the kidney
Hematuria: Blood in urine
Incision: A cut made with a scalpel for
surgical purposes
Kidney: Large bean-shaped organ that
filters chemicals in your body and produces urine
Lithiasis: Formation of a stone
Nephrolithiasis: The formation of kidney
stones
Nephrostomy: Passage of a small tube
through the back into the kidney
Pyuria: Pus in urine
Renal: Pertaining to the kidney
Staghorn Stone: Stone that fills up the
entire kidney
SWL: Shock Wave Lithotripsy -- used to
crush stones with shock waves
Ureter: Narrow tube that carries urine from
the kidney to the bladder
Ureterolithiasis: Stones in the ureter
Urinate: To pass the urine from the
bladder
Urination: The act of voiding (passing your
water)
Urine: Fluid made by the kidney and stored
in the bladder