male reproductive system observation and discovery

Question 1

albuminuria

Answer 1

albumin/ur/ia
protein in the urine

Question 2

azotemia

Answer 2

excess nitrogen in the blood

Question 3

azot means what?

Answer 3

nitrogen

Question 4

azoturia

Answer 4

excess nitrogen in the urine

Question 5

cystorrhexis

Answer 5

rupture of the bladder

Question 6

dipsogenic

Answer 6

creating thirst

Question 7

meatal stenosis

Answer 7

meat/al sten/osis
opening/pertaining to
narrow/condition

narrowing of the opening of the urethra

Question 8

meatoscope

Answer 8

instrument for examining the opening of the urethra

Question 9

meatoscopy

Answer 9

process for examining the opening of the urethra

Question 10

resectoscope

Answer 10

re/secto/scope
back/cut/instrument to look
instrument for examining and cutting (usually the prostate)

Question 11

UA means what?

Answer 11

urinalysis

Question 12

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Answer 12

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

Question 13

diuresis

Answer 13

di/uresis
through/urination
excessive urination

Question 14

uropoiesis

Answer 14

uro/poiesis
urine/formation
formation of urine

Question 15

uroxanthin

Answer 15

uro/xanthin
urine/yellow
substance in the urine that makes it yellow

Question 16

anorchidism

Answer 16

lack of a testicle

Question 17

azoospermia

Answer 17

a/zoo/sperm/ia
no/living/sperm/condition
condition characterized by lack of living sperm

Question 18

cryptochidism

Answer 18

crypt/orchid/ism
hidden/testicle/condition
hidden testicle

Question 19

hydro cele

Answer 19

fluid filled mass in a testicle

Question 20

hypospadias

Answer 20

greek for “to tear underneath”
birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside, instead of the end, of the penis

Question 21

oligospermia

Answer 21

oligo/sperm/ia
low/sperm/condition
condition characterized by low sperm production

Question 22

phimosis

Answer 22

greek for “muzzle”
contraction of the foreskin of the penis, preventing it from being retracted

Question 23

vas deferens

Answer 23

vas/de/ferens
vessel/away/carrying
vessel carrying sperm from the testicles

Question 24

pyelogram

Answer 24

pyelo/gram
pelvis/record
image of the renal pelvis

Question 25

renal means what?

Answer 25

kidneys

Question 26

retrograde pyelogram

Answer 26

image of the renal pelvis produced by injecting a contrast dye from the bladder into the kidney

Question 27

cysto means what?

Answer 27

blader