Urology and Male Reproduction
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| urinary urgency | sudden,strong desire to urinate and the inability to controlthe release of urine |
| urinary retention | inability to empty the urinary bladder |
| urinary incontinence | temporary or chronic loss of urinary bladder control |
| stress incontinence | loss of bladder control caused by coughing, straining, laughing, etc |
| neurogenic bladder | a urinary bladder disorder caused by a defect in the nervous system |
| Kegel Exercises | exercises for women designed to improve the ability to control urination |
| E. coli | most common cause of bacterial urinary infections |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| pyelonephritis | infection of the renal pelvis and kidney |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| glomerulonephritis | degenerative inflammation of the glomeruli |
| renal calculi | kidney stones |
| hydronephrosis | swelling of the kidney due to blockage of the drainage of urine |
| renal failure | inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes |
| acute renal failure | sudden, severe onset of kidney shut-down due to trauma or other acute disease |
| chronic renal failure | slow, profressive renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders |
| uremia | end-stage renal failure |
| oliguria | decreased urine output |
| anuria | no urine output |
| hemodialysis | mechanical cleansing of the blood |
| peritoneal dialysis | cleansing of the blood by introducing a chemical into the abdominal cavity and then draining |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia | BPH - enlargement of the prostate usually due to aging process |
| TURP | Surgery to remove prostate |
| vasectomy | surgical removal of a section of each vas deferens - usually as a means of sterilization (birth control) |
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