Unit 6
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43 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 polyuria. | excessive urination |
| hematuria. | the presence of blood in the urine |
| polyneuralgia. | pain in many nerves |
| renal. | of or relating to the kidneys |
| nephritis. | an inflammation of the kidney |
| renointestinal. | pertaining to the kidney and intestine |
| nephroptosis. | prolapse of the kidney |
| nephropexy. | surgical fixation of the kidney |
| pyelonephritis. | inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection |
| ureterolith. | stone in the ureter |
| diarrhea. | discharge through |
| ureterorrhaphy. | suturing of the ureters |
| cystorrhagia. | hemerrohage of the bladder |
| menorrhagia. | abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation |
| urethrocystitis. | inflammation of the urethra and bladder |
| spermatozoa. | male reproductive cells (seeds) |
| spermatozoan. | the male reproductive cell |
| spermicide. | a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa |
| orchidalgia. | pain in the testes |
| orchidopexy. | surgical fixation of a testicle |
| cryptorchidism. | failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops |
| prostatectomy. | surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland |
| seminal. | pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen |
| seminoma. | malignant tumor of the testis |
| balanorrhea. | excessive discharge from glans penis |
| penile. | of or relating to the penis |
| penitis. | Inflammation of the penis |
| ovum. | the female reproductive cell |
| ova. | female reproductive cells |
| oogenesis. | development of ova |
| oophoropexy. | surgical fixation of an ovary |
| oophorectomy. | surgical removal of one of both ovaries |
| salpingo-oophoritis. | inflammation of fallopian tube and ovary |
| salpingectomy. | surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes |
| colpopathy. | any disease of the vagina |
| colpoptosis. | prolapse of the vagina |
| hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy. | surgical removal of uterus, fallopian tube and ovary |
| hysteropathy. | any disease of the uterus |
| metrorrhea. | excessive discharge from the uterus |
| cervicitis. | inflammation of the uterine cervix |
| gynecology. | the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women |
| gynecopathy. | any disease peculiar to women |
| vasodialation. | increase in diameter of a blood vessel |
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