urology & nephrology Flashcards
1
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balan/o
A
glans penis
2
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder, sac
3
Q
epididym/o
A
epididymis
4
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glomerul/o
A
glomerulus
5
Q
lith/o
A
stone
6
Q
nephr/o OR ren/o
A
kidney
7
Q
orchid/o OR orchi/o OR orch/o
A
testes
8
Q
prostat/o
A
prostate gland
9
Q
pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
10
Q
semin/i
A
semen
11
Q
spermat/o OR sperm/o
A
sperm
12
Q
testicul/o
A
testes
13
Q
ur/o OR urin/o
A
urine
14
Q
ureter/o
A
ureter
15
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
16
Q
vas/o
A
vas deferens
17
Q
vesicul/o
A
seminal vesicle
18
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albumin/o
A
albumin
19
Q
azot/o
A
nitrogen waste
20
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bacteri/o
A
bacteria
21
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corpor/o
A
body
22
Q
crypt/o
A
hidden
23
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genit/o
A
genitals
24
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glycos/o
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sugar, glucose
25
hem/o OR hemat/o
blood
26
hydr/o
water
27
noct/i
night
28
olig/o
scanty
29
py/o
pus
30
rect/o
rectum
31
ven/o
vein
32
balanorrhea
discharge from glans penis
33
cystalgia
bladder pain
34
cystocele
protrusion of bladder
35
cystolith
stone in bladder
36
epididymitis
inflammation of epididymis
37
lithotripsy
surgical crushing of stone
38
cystolithiasis
abnormal condition of stone in bladder
39
nephromegaly
enlarged kidney
40
nephroptosis
drooping kidney
41
orchidectomy
surgical removal of testes
42
orchiopexy
surgical fixation of testes
43
orchialgia
testes pain
44
anorchism
state of being w/o testes
45
cryptorchism
condition of hidden testes
46
ureterostomy
surgically create opening in ureter
47
pyelostomy
surgically create opening in renal pelvis
48
prostatectomy
surgical removal of prostate gland
49
pyelnephritis
renal pelvis & kidney inflammation
50
renogram
record of kidney
51
seminuria
condition of semen in urine
52
spermatogenesis
generates sperm
53
spermatolysis
destruction of sperm
54
aspermia
state of being w/o sperm
55
aspermia
state of being w/o sperm
56
oligospermia
state of having scanty sperm
57
testicular
pertaining to testicle
58
ureteritis
ureter inflammation
59
ureterostenosis
narrowing of ureter
60
urethroplasty
surgical repair of urethra
61
urethralgia
urethra pain
62
glycosuria
sugar urine condition
63
nocturia
night urine condition
64
urinometer
instrument to measure urine
65
uremia
condition of urine in blood
66
vasectomy
surgical removal of vas deferens
67
vasiculectomy
surgical removal of seminal vesicle
68
benign prostatic hyperplasia
non-cancerous enlargement of prostate gland
69
calculus
stone formed within organ
70
chlamydia
bacterial STD that causes inflammation of urethra of males or cervix of females w/ purulent discharge
71
circumsicion
surgical removal of prepuce or foreskin
72
erectile dysfunction
inability to achieve erection of penis for coitus; impotence
73
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
treatment procedure for urinary system stones
74
genital herpes
highly infectious viral STD that causes blister-like lesions
75
gonorrhea
bacterial STD that infects mucous membranes
76
hemodialysis
treatment for renal failure using artificial kidney machine to filter waste from blood
77
hydrocele
state of difficulty initiating flow of urine
78
intravenous pyelogram
x-ray of kidney following injection of dye into vein to visualize renal pelvis as kidney filters dye out of bloodstream & puts it into urine
79
peritoneal dialysis
artificial means to remove wastes by placing warm, chemically balanced solutions into peritoneal cavity
80
phimosis
narrowing of prepuce over glans penis
81
polycystic kidney disease
inherited kidney disease characterized by presence of multiple cysts throughout kidney tissue
82
prostatic cancer
common & slow-growing cancer of prostate gland occurring in males over age 50
83
renal failure
inability of kidneys to filter wastes from blood &/or produce urine
84
retrograde pyelogram
x-ray of urinary bladder, ureters, & renal pelvis following insertion of dye through urethra
85
sterility
inability to produce children
86
syphilis
bacterial STD that begins as localized ulcer
87
testicular cancer
cancer of one or both testicles
88
transurethral resection
surgical removal of prostate gland tissue by inserting device called resectoscope through urethra & removing prostate tissue
89
undescended testicle
congenital anomaly involving failure of one or both of testes to descend into scrotal sac before birth; cryptorchism
90
urinary cathetorization
insertion of flexible tube, catheter, into urinary bladder through urethra
91
urinary incontinence
involuntary urination; enuresis
92
urinary tract infection
infection, usually bacterial, in any part of urinary tract
93
varicocele
development of varicose veins in scrotal veins
