Definitions 1 Flashcards
This affects a male’s ability to urinate
Prostate gland
The urethral opening is on the upper surface of the penis
Epispadias
A treatment in which a body part is removed or its function is destroyed, and is frequently used to treat prostate gland.
Ablation
A surgical incision into the renal pelvis
Pyelotomy
The discharge of blood from the ureter
Ureterorrhagia
The term meaning: “excessive urination”.
Polyuria
The term meaning: “inflammation of the bladder”.
Cystitis
A malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in children.
Wilms tumor
A series of pelvic muscle exercises used to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor to control urinary stress incontinence.
Kegel exercises
An abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina.
Vesicovaginal fistula
The surgical suturing of the bladder
Cystorrhaphy
The term meaning: “The freeing of a kidney from adhesions”.
Nephrolysis
means “pain the bladder”
Cystalgia
The surgical removal of the bladder
Cystectomy
A hernia, tumor or swelling of the bladder through the vaginal wall.
Cystocele
