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Chapter 12

Terms in this set (143)

glomerul/o
glomerulus/ glomeruli
nephr/o
ren/o
kidney
pyel/o
renal pelvis
ur/o
urin/o
urine
lith/o
stone
cyst/o
vesic/o
bladder
urethr/o
urethra
ureter/o
ureter
meat/o
opening
balan/o
penis
epididym/o
epididymis
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
testicle
prostat/o
prostate
sperm/o
spermat/o
sperm/i
sperm
anuria
lack or urination
cystalgia
cystodynia
pain in the bladder
cystoplegia
bladder paralysis
dysuria
urodynia
painful urination
enuesis
involuntary urination
hematuria
bloody urination
incontinence
inability to control urination
nephralgia
pain in the kidney
nocturnal enuresis
nighttime involuntary urination
nocturia
nighttime urination
oliguria
low urine output
polydipsia
excessive thirst
polyuria
excessive urination
pyuria
pus in the urine
ureyeralgia
pain in the ureter
urethrodynia
pain in the ureter
urethrorrhea
discharge from the urethra
urocyanosis
blue urine
balanorrhea
discharge from the penis
orchialgia
orchiodynia
testicle pain
orchichorea
involuntary jerking movement of the testicles
orchidoptosis
downward displacement of a testicle
priapism
persistent and painful erection
albuminuria
protein in the urine
azotemia
excess nitrogen in the blood
azotorrhea
excessive discharge of nitrogen
azoturia
excess nitrogen in the urine
cystorrhexis
rupture of the bladder
dipsogenic
creating thirst
glucosuria
glycosuria
sugar in the urine
hyperkalemia
excessive potassium in the blood
hyponatremia
low sodium in the blood
keolysis
breakdown of ketones
ketonuria
presence of ketones in the urine
meatal stenosis
narrowing of the opening of the urethra
nephroptosis
downward displacement of a kidney
nephrosis
kidney condition
uremia
urine in the blood
ureterocele
hernia of a ureter
ureterolithiasis
presence of stones in a ureter
ureterostenosis
narrowing of a ureter
urethrospasm
involuntary contraction of the urethra
urethrostenosis
narrowing of the urethra
cystogram
image of the bladder
cystography
process for recording/imaging the bladder
cystoscopy
process for examining the bladder
meatoscope
instrument for examining the opening of the urethra
meatoscopy
process for examining the opening of the urethra
nephrogram
image of a kidney
nephrography
procedure for imaging a kidney
nephroscopy
procedure for examining a kidney
nephrosonography
procedure for imaging a kidney using sound waves
renal angiogram
image of a kidney blood vessel
renal angiography
process of imaging a kidney blood vessel
renal arteriogram
image of a kidney artery
resectoscope
instrument for examining and cutting (usually the prostate)
retrograde pyelogram
image of the renal pelvis produced by injecting a contrast dye from the bladder to the kidney
ureteroscopy
process of examining a ureter
urethroscope
instrument for examining the urethra
urethroscopy
process of examining the urethra
urinalysis
analysis of the urine
voiding cystourethrogram
imaging procedure of the bladder and urethra produced during urination
blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea; it is the product of the breakdown of amino acids for energy
diuresis
excessive urination
nephrologist
specialist in the kidneys
nephrology
study of the kidneys
urologist
specialist in the urinary tract
urology
study of the urinary tract
uropoesis
formation of urine
uroxanthin
substance in the urine that makes it yellow
voiding
another term for urination
anorchidism
lack of a testicle
aspermia
condition characterized by lack of sperm
azoospermia
condition characterized by lack of living sperm
cryptorchidism
hidden testicle
hydrocele
fluid-filled mass in a testicle
hypospadias
birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside, instead of the end, of the penis
oligospermia
condition characterized by low sperm production
phimosis
contraction of the foreskin of the penis, preventing it from being retracted
prostatolith
stone in the prostate
prostatomegaly
abnormal enlargement of the prostate
prostatorrhea
discharge from the prostate
seminoma
type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-forming tissue
spermatocele
hernia or distention of the epididymis caused by sperm cells
spermatolysis
destruction of sperm cells
digital rectal exam
examination of the prostate using a finger inserted into the rectum
transrectal ultrasonography
procedure using a probe inserted into the rectum using high-frequency sound waves to scan through the rectum to nearby tissue (most commonly, the prostate)
urethrogram
image of the urethra
ejaculation
emission of semen from the urethra
gonads
pair of organs used for sexual reproduction; in males, they are the testicles, and in females, they are the ovaries.
spermatogenesis
creation of sperm
vas deferens
vessel carrying sperm from the testicles
cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
cystocele
hernia of the bladder
cystolith
stone in the bladder
cystoma
tumor of the bladder
cystoptosis
downward replacement of the bladder
cystospasm
involuntary contraction of the bladder
cystoureteritis
inflammation of the bladder and urethra
cystourethrocele
hernia of the bladder and urethra
glomerulonephritis
inflammation of the kidneys involving primarily the glomeruli
glomerulopathy
disease of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli
glomerulosclerosis
hardening of the glomeruli
hydronephrosis
kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow
hypernephroma
another name for renal cell carcinoma
lithonephritis
inflammation of the kidneys caused by stones
nephritis
inflammation of the kidney
nephrohypertrophy
overdevelopment of the kidney
nephrocele
hernia of a kidney
nephrolithiasis
presence of stones in the kidney
nephroma
kidney tumor
nephromalacia
abnormal softening of a kidney
nephromegaly
abnormal enlargement of a kidney
nephropathy
any kidney disease
nephrosclerosis
abnormal hardening of kidney
polycystic kidney disease
disease characterized by the formation of many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys
pyelitis
inflammation of the renal pelvis
pyelocystitis
inflammation of the renal pelvis and bladder
pyelocystostomosis
creation of an opening between the renal pelvis and bladder
pyelonephritis
inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
pyelopathy
disease of the renal pelvis
pyeloureterectasia
dilation of the renal pelvis and ureter
pyonephritis
inflammation of the kidney caused by pus
pyonephrolithiasis
presence of pus and stones in the kidney
pyopyeloectasis
pus in a dilated renal pelvis
renal cell carcinoma
cancer of the kidneys
renal failure
kidney failure
renal ischemia
deficiency of blood in a kidney
stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
loss of bladder control caused by the application of external pressure
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