Urology & Nephrology Vocabulary

Question 1

benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)

Answer 1

Noncancerous enlargement of prostate gland;

Question 2

calculus

Answer 2

Term for stone formed within organ;

Question 3

chlamydia

Answer 3

Bacterial sexually transmitted disease; inflammation of urethra of males or cervix of females with purulent discharge

Question 4

circumcision

Answer 4

Surgical removal of prepuce or foreskin from glans penis

Question 5

clean catch specimen (CC)

Answer 5

Procedure for obtaining urine sample after cleaning off urethral eats and catching urine in midstream to minimize contamination from skin

Question 6

digital rectal exam (DRE)

Answer 6

Direct examination for presence of enlarged prostate gland performed by palpating prostate gland with fingers through wall of rectum

Question 7

erectile dysfunction (ED)

Answer 7

Inability to achieve erection of penis for coitus;

Question 8

extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Answer 8

Treatment procedure for urinary system stones;

Question 9

frequency

Answer 9

Condition of feeling urge to urinate more often than normal but without increase in total daily volume of urine;

Question 10

genital herpes

Answer 10

Highly infectious viral sexually transmitted disease; causes blister like lesions on penis of males or cervix and vagina of females

Question 11

gonorrhea

Answer 11

Bacterial sexually transmitted disease; infects mucous membranes and can spread throughout entire genitourinary system;

Question 12

hemodialysis (HD)

Answer 12

Treatment for renal failure using artificial kidney machine to filter waste from blood

Question 13

hesitancy

Answer 13

State of difficulty initiating flow of urine;

Question 14

hydrocele

Answer 14

Accumulation of fluid within scrotum

Question 15

intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

Answer 15

X-ray of kidney following injection of dye into vein to visualize renal pelvis as kidney filters dye out of bloodstream and puts it into urine

Question 16

phimosis

Answer 16

Narrowing of prepuce over glans penis;

Question 17

polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

Answer 17

Inherited kidney disease characterized by presence of multiple cysts throughout kidney tissue;

Question 18

prostatic cancer

Answer 18

Common and slow-growing cancer of prostate gland occurring in males over age 50;

Question 19

renal failure

Answer 19

Inability of kidneys to filter wastes from blood and/or produce urine;

Question 20

renal transplant

Answer 20

Replacement of diseased kidney by donor kidney

Question 21

semen analysis

Answer 21

Evaluation of semen for fertility;

Question 22

sexually transmitted disease (STD)

Answer 22

Contagious disease acquired through sexual contact;

Question 23

sterility

Answer 23

Inability to produce children;

Question 24

syphilis

Answer 24

Bacterial sexually transmitted disease; begins as localized ulcer at point of infection

Question 25

testicular cancer

Answer 25

Cancer of one or both testicles;

Question 26

trichomoniasis

Answer 26

Protozoan sexually transmitted disease; causes inflammation of genitourinary tract in both men and women

Question 27

undescended testicle

Answer 27

Congenital anomaly involving failure of one or both of testes to descend into scrotal sac before birth

Question 28

urgency

Answer 28

Force or impulse of needing to urinate immediately

Question 29

urinary catheterization

Answer 29

Insertion of flexible tube, catheter, into urinary bladder through urethra;

Question 30

urinary incontinence

Answer 30

Involuntary urination;

Question 31

urinary tract infection (UTI)

Answer 31

Infection of urethra and/or urinary bladder

Question 32

urine culture and sensitivity (C&S)

Answer 32

Diagnostic lab procedure that identifies bacterial infection of urinary system and determines best antibiotic to treat it;

Question 33

varicocele

Answer 33

Development of varicose veins of veins leading to testes in scrotum

Question 34

ESWL

Answer 34

extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

Question 35

HPV

Answer 35

human papilloma virus