12.4 Observation and Discovery - Male Uniary

Question 1

albuminuria

albumin - Protein
ur - urine
ia - condition

Answer 1

protein in the urine

Question 2

cystorrhexis

cysto - bladder
rrhexis - rupture

Answer 2

rupture of the bladder

Question 3

dipsogenic

dipso - thirst
genic - creating

Answer 3

creating thirst

Question 4

glucosuria

Answer 4

sugar in the urine

Question 5

hyperkalemia

hyper - excessive
kal - potassium
emia - blood condition

Answer 5

excessive potassium in the blood

Question 6

hyponatremia

Answer 6

low sodium in the blood

Question 7

ketolysis

keto - ketones
lysis - loosen or broken

Answer 7

breakdown of ketones

Question 8

breakdown of ketones

Answer 8

presence of ketones in the urine

Question 9

meatal stenosis

meat - open
sten - narrow
osis - condition

Answer 9

narrowing of the opening of the urethra

Question 10

nephroptosis

Answer 10

downward displacement of a kidney

Question 11

nephrosis

Answer 11

kidney condition

Question 12

uremia

Answer 12

urine in the blood

Question 13

ureterocele

Answer 13

hernia of a ureter

Question 14

ureterolithiasis

Answer 14

presence of stones in a ureter

Question 15

cystoscopy

Answer 15

process for examining the bladder

Question 16

meatoscope

Answer 16

instrument for examining the opening of the urethra

Question 17

meatoscopy

Answer 17

process for examining the opening of the urethra

Question 18

nephroscopy

Answer 18

procedure for examining a kidney

Question 19

resectoscope

re - back
secto - cut
scope - instrument to look

Answer 19

instrument for examining and cutting (usually the prostate)

Question 20

ureteroscopy

Answer 20

process of examining a ureter

Question 21

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Answer 21

nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea; it is the product of the breakdown of amino acids for energy

Question 22

diuresis

Answer 22

excessive urination

Question 23

nephrologist

Answer 23

specialist in the kidneys

Question 24

nephrology

Answer 24

study of the kidneys

Question 25

urologist

Answer 25

specialist in the urinary tract

Question 26

urology

Answer 26

study of the urinary tract

Question 27

uropoiesis

Answer 27

formation of urine

Question 28

uroxanthin

Answer 28

substance in urine that makes it yellow

Question 29

voiding - empty

Answer 29

another term for urination

Question 30

anorchidism

Answer 30

lack of a testicle

Question 31

aspermia

Answer 31

condition characterized by lack of sperm

Question 32

azoospermia

Answer 32

condition characterized by lack of living sperm

Question 33

hydrocele gydro - fluid cele - hernia

Answer 33

fluid-filled mass in a testicle

Question 34

hypospadias

Answer 34

birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside, instead of the end, of the penis

Question 35

oligospermia

Answer 35

condition characterized by low sperm production

Question 36

phimosis

Answer 36

contraction of the foreskin of the penis, preventing it from being retracted from Greek, for "muzzle"

Question 37

prostatolith

Answer 37

stone in the prostate

Question 38

prostatomegaly

Answer 38

abnormal enlargement of the prostate

Question 39

prostatorrhea

Answer 39

discharge from the prostate

Question 40

seminoma

Answer 40

type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-forming tissue

Question 41

spermatocele

Answer 41

hernia or distention of the epididymis caused by sperm cells

Question 42

spermatolysis

Answer 42

destruction of sperm cells

Question 43

vas deferens

Answer 43

vessel carrying sperm from the testicle

Question 44

nephrogram

Answer 44

image of a kidney

Question 45

nephrography

Answer 45

procedure for imaging a kidney

Question 46

nephrosonography

Answer 46

procedure for imaging a kidney using sound waves

Question 47

pyelogram

Answer 47

image of the renal pelvis

Question 48

image of the renal pelvis

Answer 48

image of a kidney blood vessel

Question 49

renal angiography

Answer 49

process of imaging a kidney blood vessel

Question 50

renal arteriogram

Answer 50

image of a kidney artery