12.6 Treatments and Therapies -Male

Question 1

antispasmodic

Answer 1

drug used to prevent spasms

Question 2

diuretic

Answer 2

agent that causes urination

Question 3

nephrotoxin

Answer 3

agent poisonous to the kidney

Question 4

spermicide

Answer 4

agent that kills sperm

Question 5

spermolytic

Answer 5

agent that kills sperm

Question 6

cystectomy

Answer 6

surgical removal of the bladder

Question 7

cystolithectomy

Answer 7

surgical removal of a stone in the bladder

Question 8

cystostomy

Answer 8

creation of an opening in the bladder

Question 9

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Answer 9

breakdown of kidney stones using sound waves generated outside the body

Question 10

fulguration

Answer 10

use of electric current to destroy tissue

Question 11

heminephrectomy

Answer 11

surgical removal of half a kidney

Question 12

heminephroureterectomy

Answer 12

surgical removal of half a kidney and a ureter

Question 13

hemodialysis

Answer 13

procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream

Question 14

intracorporeal lithotrips

Answer 14

breakdown of kidney stones using a device placed inside the body

Question 15

kidney dialysis

Answer 15

procedure for removing waste from the blood

Question 16

laparonephrectomy

Answer 16

surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen

Question 17

lithectomy

Answer 17

surgical removal of a stone

Question 18

lithocystotomy

Answer 18

incision into the bladder to remove a stone

Question 19

lithonephrotomy

Answer 19

incision into a kidney to remove a stone

Question 20

lithotripsy

Answer 20

breakdown of a stone

Question 21

meatoplasty

Answer 21

surgical reconstruction of the opening of the urethra

Question 22

meatorrhaphy

Answer 22

suture of the opening of the urethra

Question 23

meatotomy

Answer 23

incision into the opening of the urethra

Question 24

nephrectomy

Answer 24

surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen

Question 25

nephrocystanastomosis

Answer 25

opening of a passageway between a kidney and the bladder

Question 26

nephrolithotomy

Answer 26

incision into a kidney to remove a stone

Question 27

nephropexy

Answer 27

surgical fixation of a kidney

Question 28

nephrorrhaphy

Answer 28

suture of a kidney

Question 29

nephrostomy

Answer 29

creation of an opening in a kidney

Question 30

nephrotomy

Answer 30

incision into a kidney

Question 31

nephroureterectomy

Answer 31

surgical removal of a kidney and ureter

Question 32

pyelolithotomy

Answer 32

incision into a renal pelvis to remove a stone

Question 33

pyeloplasty

Answer 33

surgical reconstruction of a renal pelvis

Question 34

pyelostomy

Answer 34

creation of an opening in a renal pelvis

Question 35

urinary catheterization

Answer 35

insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain urine

Question 36

urostomy

Answer 36

creation of an opening in the urinary tract, normally to divert urine flow away from a diseased bladder

Question 37

vesicostomy

Answer 37

creation of an opening in the bladder

Question 38

vesicotomy

Answer 38

incision into the bladder

Question 39

epididymotomy

Answer 39

incision into the epididymis

Question 40

hydrocelectomy

Answer 40

surgical removal of a hydrocele

Question 41

orchidectomy

Answer 41

surgical removal of a testicle

Question 42

orchidopexy

Answer 42

surgical fixation of a testicle

Question 43

orchidotomy

Answer 43

incision into a testicle

Question 44

orchiectomy

Answer 44

surgical removal of a testicle

Question 45

orchiopexy

Answer 45

surgical fixation of a testicle

Question 46

orchioplasty

Answer 46

surgical reconstruction of a testicle

Question 47

prostatectomy

Answer 47

surgical removal of the prostate

Question 48

prostatolithotomy

Answer 48

incision into the prostate to remove a stone

Question 49

prostatovesiculectomy

Answer 49

surgical removal of the prostate and seminal vesicles

Question 50

transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Answer 50

procedure of removing all or part of the prostate by the insertion of a resectoscope into the urethra

Question 51

vasovasostomy

Answer 51

creation of an opening between two vessels; this is the technical term for a vasectomy reversal

Question 52

vesiculectomy

Answer 52

surgical removal of the seminal vesicles