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Session 11: Genitourinary System Flashcards

1
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Azot

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nitrogen, nitrogen compounds

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bacter, bacteri

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bacteria

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calcul

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stone

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cyst

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bladder (also: cyst, sac)

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glomerul

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glomerulus (plural: glomeruli)

a tiny filtering structure in the kidney

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hem, hemat

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blood

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hydr

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water

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kal, kali

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potassium

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lith

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stone

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meat

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meatus

external opening of the urethra

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11
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nephr

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kidney

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noct

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night

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olig

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scanty, few

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py

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pus

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pyel

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pelvis of the kidney (also: renal pelvis)

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ren

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kidney

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ur

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urine, urinary tract

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ureter

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ureter

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urethr

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urethra

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20
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urin

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urine, urinary organs

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vesic

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bladder

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22
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andr

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male

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23
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balan

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glan penis

bulbous end of the penis

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24
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crypt

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hidden

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25
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epididym

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epididymis

sperm-storing tube attached to each testicle

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genit

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genitals

reproductive organs

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27
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gonad

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gonads

reproductive glands - the testicles in the male and the ovaries in the female

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hydr

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water

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inguin

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groin

the area where the thigh meets the trunk of the body

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orch, orchi, orchid

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testis, testicle

one of two egg-shaped glands that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone

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31
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osche

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scrotum

the sac or pouch that contains the testicles

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pen

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penis

male organ used for urination and reproduction

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phall

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penis

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prostate

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prostate gland

a gland located below the bladder in males

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scrot

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scrotum

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36
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semin

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semen

fluid released during ejaculation

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sperm, spermat

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sperm

male reproductive cell

38
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test, testicul

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testis, testicle

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varic

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varicose veins

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vas

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vas deferens
(a slim, muscular tube that transports the sperm)
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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-cele

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-cide

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-dynia

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-ectasis

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dilation or expansion

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-ectomy

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removal or excision

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-emia

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-esis

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condition of

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-gen

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producing, produced by

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-genesis

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producing, produced by

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-graphy

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process or recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ile

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-oma

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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-pause

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pause or stop

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-scope

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instrument to view

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-stasis

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stop, control

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-static

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pertaining to stopping, controlling

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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-tripsy

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-uria

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a-, an-

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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poly-

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many, much

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trans-

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across, through

86
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calculus

A

stone (singular)

87
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calculi

A

stones (plural)

88
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dialysis

A

the removal of toxic substances from the blood when the kidneys are absent or are not working properly

89
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diuresis

A

increased output of urine

90
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enuresis

A

involuntary discharge of urine; also called bedwetting

91
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stricture

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