Chapter 12 Flashcards
The primary place for filtering the blood to form urine
Glomerulus
Root for glomerulus
glomerul/o
Route for kidney (2)
nephr/o, ren/o
Route for Bladder (2)
cyst/o, vesic/o
Route for opening
meat/o
Route for testicle (4)
orch/o, oechi/o, orchid/o, test/o
Route for sperm (3)
sperm/o, spermaot/o, sperm/i
Lack of urination
Anuria
Pain in the bladder (2)
cystalgia, cystodynia
Bladder paralysis
cystoplegia
Painful urination
Dysuria
Involuntary urination
Enuresis
Bloody urination
Hematuria
Inability to control urination
Incontinence
Nighttime in voluntary urination
Nocturnal enuresis
Nighttime urination
Nocturia
Low urine out put
oliguria
Excessive thirst
Polydipsia
Excessive urination
Polyuria
Pus in the urine
Pyuria
Testicle pain (2)
orchialgia
Involuntary jerking movements of the testicles
orchiodynia
Downward displacement of a testicle
orchidoptosis
Persistent and painful erection
priapism
Protein in the urine
albuminuria
Narrowing of the opening of the urethra
meatal stenosis
Downward displacement of a kidney
nephroptosis
Kidney condition
nephrosis
Image of the bladder
cystogram
Process for recording/imaging the bladder
cystography
Process for examining the bladder
cystoscopy
Procedure for imaging a kidney
Nephrography
Image of a kidney
Nephrogram
Procedure for examining a kidney
Nephroscopy
Procedure for imaging a kidney using soundwaves
Nephrosonography
Image of a kidney blood vessel
Renal angiogram
Image of the renal pelvis produced by injecting a contrast dye from the bladder to the kidney
Retrograde pyelogram
Imaging procedure at the bladder and urethra produced during urination
voiding cystourethrogram
Excessive urination
Diuresis
Specialist in the kidneys
Nephrologist
Emission of semen from the urethra
Ejaculator
Pair of organs use for sexual reproduction; in males, they are the testicles, and in females, they are the ovaries
Gonads
Creation of sperm
Spermatogenesis
Vessel caring sperm from the testicles
Vas deferens
Kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow
Hydronephrosis
Abnormal enlargement of a kidney
nephromegaly
Any kidney disease
Nephropathy
Downward displacement of a kidney
nephroptosis