treatments and therapies MRP

Question 1

spermicide, spermolytic

Answer 1

agent that kills sperm

Question 2

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Answer 2

breakdown of kidney stones using sound waves generated outside the body

Question 3

fulguration

Answer 3

latin for “lightening”
use of electric current to destroy tissue

Question 4

hemodialysis

Answer 4

procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream

Question 5

intracorporeal lithotripsy

Answer 5

intra/corpore/eal/litho/tripsy
inside/body/pertaining to/stone/wear down/procedure
breakdown of kidney stones using a device placed inside the body

Question 6

laparo means what?

Answer 6

abdomen

Question 7

lithotripsy

Answer 7

litho/tripsy
stone/wear down procedure
breakdown of a stone

Question 8

meato means what?

Answer 8

opening / urethra

Question 9

-pexy means what?

Answer 9

fixation

Question 10

-rrhapy means what?

Answer 10

suture

Question 11

-stomy means what?

Answer 11

creation of an opening

Question 12

vesico means?

Answer 12

bladder

Question 13

transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Answer 13

procedure of removing all or part of the prostate by the insertion of a resectoscope into the urethra

Question 14

vasectomy

Answer 14

sx removal of the vas deferens

Question 15

vasovasostomy

Answer 15

creation of an opening between two vessels; this is the technical term for a vasectomy reversal

Question 16

vesiculectomy

Answer 16

sx removal of the seminal vesicles