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medterms 12

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Term
Definition
homeostasis   part of the urinary system  
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urinary bladder   stores the urine  
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urethra   when urine is released from the body it flows through this part  
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genitourinary   the make reproductive system  
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epididymis   produces sperm  
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nephrology   involved with treating kidney disease  
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balanorrhea   discharge from the glans in the penis  
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cystography   porcess of recording the bladder  
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epididymitis   epididymis inflammation  
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lithotripsy   surgical crushing of a stone  
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nephron   thousands in the kidney  
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nephromegaly   enlarged kidney  
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testosterone   produces sperm  
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orchiopexy   surgical fixation of the testes  
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stoma   new opening on surface of the body  
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prostatectomy   surgical removal of the prostate  
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oligosermia   state of having scanty sperm  
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ureter   connects to kidney  
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urethroplasty   surgical repair of urethra  
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nocturia   night urine condition  
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albuminuria   albumin (protein) urine condition  
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urinometer   instrument to measure urine  
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BPH   noncancerous enlargement of prostate gland  
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BUN   blood test to determine kidney function  
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calculus   stone  
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chlamydia   sexually transmittied disease  
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prepuce   foreskin  
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circumcision   surgical removal of prepuce  
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digital rectal exam   examination for presence of enlarged prostate gland  
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erectile dyfunction   impotence  
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ESWL   treatment porcedure for urinary system stones  
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frequency   condition of feeling urge to urinate more often than normal  
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hemodialysis   machine to filter waste from blood  
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hesitancy   state of difficulty initiating flow of urine  
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hydrocele   accumulation of fluid within scrotum  
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IVP   X-ray of kidney  
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phimosis   narrowing of prepuce  
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polycystic kidney disease   inherited kidney disease  
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PSA   blood test to screen for protate cancer  
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renal failure   inability of kidneys filter wastes  
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sterility   inability to produce children  
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transurethral resection   surgical treatment for BPH  
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urgency   force or impulse of needing need to urinate immediately  
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urinary incontinence   involuntary urination  
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varicocele   varicose veins in scrotum  
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