Ch 12 Urology and the Male Reproductive System - Plan Flashcards
antispasmodic
drug used to prevent spasms
diuretic
agent that causes urination
spermicide
agent that kills sperm
spermolytic
agent that kills sperm
nephrotoxin
agent poisonous to the kidney
cystectomy
removal of bladder
cystolithectomy
surgical removal of stone in the bladder
cystostomy
creation of opening in bladder
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
breakdown of kidney stones using sound waves generated outside the body
fulguration
use of electric current to destroy tissue
heminephrectomy
surgical removal of half of a kidney
heminephroureterectomy
surgical removal of half of a kidney and ureter
hemodialysis
procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream
intracorporeal lithotripsy
breakdown of kidney stones using device placed inside the body
kidney dialysis
procedure for removing waste from blood (shorter name for hemodialysis)
laparonephrectomy
surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen
lithectomy
surgical removal of a stone
lithocystotomy
incision into the bladder to remove a stone
lithonephrotomy
incision into the kidney to remove a stone
lithotripsy
breakdown of a stone
meatoplasty
surgical reconstruction of the opeining of the urethra
meatorraphy
suture of the opening of the urethra
nephrectomy
surgical removal of a kidney
nphrocystanastomosis
opening of a passageway between kidney and bladder
nephrolithotomy
incision into a kidney to remove a stone
nephropexy
surgical fixation of a kidney