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urinary/male lists
urinary and male word lists
Question | Answer |
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Acute | Having a rapid onset, severe symptoms and a short course |
Anuria | The absence of urine |
Azotemia | Metabolic wastes in the blood |
Bladder | An expandable hollow organ which acts as a temporary reservoir for urine |
Bowman's Capsule | Part of the renal corpuscle;surrounds the glomerulus of the nephron |
Calculi | Commonly called stones;usually composed of mineral salts |
Calyx | The cuplike division of the kideny pelvis (pl. calyces) |
Catheterization | To insert a catheter into a cavity to remove body fluid |
Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder |
Cystectomy | Excision of the bladder |
Cystography | The introduction of dye into the bladder providing visualization of the bladder |
Cystoscopy | Visual examination of the bladder |
Dialysis | Removal of the products of urine from the blood by passage of the solutes through a membrane |
Diuretic | Substance which increases the production of urine |
Dysuria | Painful urination |
Elimination | To remove,get rid of,exclude;also to pass urine from the bladder or stool from the bowel |
Excretion | The process of expelling material from the body |
Fistula | An abnormal tube-like passage from a normal cavity or an abcess to a free surface |
Frequency | The need to void urine often;though usually only a small amount at one time |
Glomerulus | The microscopic cluster of cappillaries within the Bowman's capsule of the nephron |
GU | Genitourinary |
Hematuria | Blood in the urine |
Hemodialysis | Mechanical removal of wste substances from the blood |
Hesitancy | Difficulty in starting a urine stream |
Hilum | The recessed area of the kidney where the ureter and blood vessels enter |
Hydrocele | The accumulation of serous fluid in a cavity. excessive amount of fluid within the scrotum |
Intravenous pyelography | (IVP) The insertion of a radioplaque material into the vein for the purpose of x-raying the kidneys and urters |
Incontinence | Involuntary discharge of urine due to obstructive masses |
Kidney | Fist-sized organs in the abdominal cavity whose function is to cleanse or purify the blood |
Laparoscopy | Visual examination of abdomen,through an incision just below the naval |
KUB | Kidney,ureter,bladder. Radiographic exam of the kidneys |
Lithotriptor | A device that destorys urinary stones with laser technology |
Micturition | Voiding |
Nephrolith | Kidney stone |
Nephrolithiasis | Presence of or condition of or formation of a kidney stone |
Nephrolysis | Surgical seperation of an inflammed kidney from adhesions(scar tissue) |
Nephron | Microscopic blood filtering units located in the kidney tissue that continually adjust body conditions to add or remove substances from the blood, functional unit of the kidney |
Nephropexy | Suspension (suturing) of the kidney |
Nephrotomography | A study in which several planes of the kidney are visualized |
Nocturia | Night urination |
Oliguria | Scanty/decreased urination |
Peritoneal | Pertaining to the peritoneum (the membrane which lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs) |
Polycystic Kidney Disease | A condition of mulitple cysts in the kidneys |
Prostatocystalgia | Pain in the prostate and bladder |
Prostatectomy | Excision of the prostate |
Prostatomy | Incision into the prostate |
Ptosis | A dropping or dropping of an organ or part,for example the eyelid of the kidney |
Pyelitis | Inflammation of the renal pelvis |
Pyelolithotomy | Removal of a stone from the renal pelvis by an incision |
Pyuria | Pus in the urine |
Renal | Pertaining to the kidney |
Renal Artery | Carries waste laden blood to the tubules within the kidney for purification |
Renal Pelvis | An enlarged funnel-shaped extension of the ureter |
Renal Vein | Structure which carries the blood away from the kidney |
Residual | Pertaining to that which is left as a residue |
Retention | Inability to void urine which is present in the bladder |
Secretion | Seperation of certain materials from the blood by the activity of a gland |
Stricture | The narrowing of an opening,tube,or canal,such as the urethra or esophagus |
TUR/TURP | Transurethral resection (of the prostate gland) |
Uremia | Toxic condition of nitrogenous wastes in the blood |
Ureter | A slender tube that conveys and transports urine from the kidney to the bladder |
Ureterectasis | Dilation of the ureter |
Ureterectomy | Removal of a ureter |
Ureteropyelostomy | Anastomosis of ureter and renal pelvis |
Ureterovesicostomy | Reimplantation of a ureter into the bladder |
Urethra | A membranous tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
Urethrectomy | Removal of the urethra |
Urethritis | Inflammation of the urethra |
Urethropexy | Surgical fixation of the urethra |
Ureroplasty | Surgical repair of the urethra |
Urethroscopy | Visual examination of the urethra |
Urgency | The sudden need to expel urine or stool sudden need to void immediately |
Urinalysis | Urine test which provides general information on the health of the body as a whole |
Urinary System | Elimination harmful products in the blood and filters them through urination |
Urochrome | Urine colour |
Urologist | One who specializes in the study of urinary system |
Varicocele | Swelling and distention of veins of the spermatic cord |