Week 3 (Through Male Reproductive)

Question 1

Nephrosis

Answer 1

Noninflammatory disease of kidneys

Question 2

Nephrolith

Answer 2

Kidney stone

Question 3

Urethritis

Answer 3

Inflammation of urethra, common pathway for urine and semen in males

Question 4

Nocturia

Answer 4

Frequently getting up and urinating in the night

Question 5

Enuresis

Answer 5

Involuntary relapse of urine, “bedwetting”

Question 6

Nephrologist

Answer 6

Physician specializing in kidney disease

Question 7

Urologist

Answer 7

Physician specializing in genitourinary tract, including kidneys, bladder, and urethra (in men & women) and the prostate and testes (in men)

Question 8

Cystoscopy

Answer 8

Looking into the bladder with fiberoptic instrument

Question 9

Intravenous Pyelogram

Answer 9

Special x-ray showing the drainage pattern of the kidneys by injecting a dye that can be picked up by x-rays in the blood

Question 10

Retrograde Pyelogram

Answer 10

Dye is flushed into the urethra and bladder and ureters of kidneys to get x-ray of kidney drainage pattern

Question 11

Voiding cystourethrogram

Answer 11

X-ray displaying the urethra and bladder while urinating that can be seen through the retrograde pyelogram method

Question 12

Dialysis

Answer 12

Procedure for cleansing the blood of waste products in individuals who are experiencing kidney failure or kidney removal. Blood is removed, cleansed, and recirculated into the body.

Question 13

Lithrotripsy

Answer 13

Crushing of kidney stones with sound waves

Question 14

Nephr/o, Ren/o

Answer 14

Kidney

Question 15

Hydro/o

Answer 15

Water

Question 16

Cyst/o

Answer 16

Bladder

Question 17

Pyel/o

Answer 17

Renal collecting ducts

Question 18

Ur/o, uria

Answer 18

Urine

Question 19

Olig/o

Answer 19

Scanty, less than normal

Question 20

-pexy

Answer 20

To surgically reattach, fix in normal position

Question 21

Orchid/o, test/o

Answer 21

Testes

Question 22

Balan/o

Answer 22

Head of Penis

Question 23

Andr/o

Answer 23

Male

Question 24

Prostat/o

Answer 24

Prostate

Question 25

Vas/o

Answer 25

Vessel, duct

Question 26

-rrhaphy

Answer 26

To suture

Question 27

Hypopadias

Answer 27

Literally “below the fleshy spike,” condition where the external urinary meatus opens anywhere below the top of the penis

Question 28

Hydrocele

Answer 28

Fluid filled sac partially surrounding the testes that manifests itself as a swelling around the testes. Can cause discomfort and be surgically corrected

Question 29

Variocele

Answer 29

Dilated and twisted veins of the tests that is like a hemorrhoids of the scrotum. Look and feel like a “bag of worms” on the side of the scrotum and can be surgically corrected if causing discomfort.

Question 30

Cryptorchidism

Answer 30

Literally “hidden testicle,” condition where one or both testes don’t descend that can be corrected surgically. Can cause sterility if not corrected before puberty.

Question 31

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)

Answer 31

Swelling of the prostate gland which can cause difficulty urinating, dribbling, nocturia

Question 32

Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Answer 32

Surgical sure for BPH where an instrument is inserted through the penile urethra to partially cut away the prostate and provide relief

Question 33

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)

Answer 33

PSA is a marker protein for the prostate cell secretions which is detected in lab tests. If high, can be an indicator for prostate cancer