Respiratory, Reproductive, Neuro Terms
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| Agenesis | No lung formed
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| Hypoplasis | Underdevelopment
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| Atelectasis | Collapse of the whole or part of a lung from obstruction of a bronchus.
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| Bronchiectasis | Dilation of a bronchus.
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| Pneumonitis | Inflammation of a lung
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| Pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura
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| Pleural effusion | Fluid in the pleural cavity
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| Empyema | Pus in the pleural cavity
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| Hemothorax | Blood in the pleural cavity
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| Pneumothorax | Air in the pleural cavity
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| Lobectomy | One of the pulmonary lobes is removed.
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| Pneumonectomy | Entire lung is removed.
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| Thoracoplasty | Ribs are cut through in several places and flattened in order to cause collapse of a lung.
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| Thoracocentesis | Insertion of a hollow needle through the chest wall into the pleural cavity to remove air or fluid
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| Agenesis | Absence of a kidney
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| Horseshoe kidney | Two kidneys joined acrosss the median line, usually at their lower ends.
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| Polycystic kidneys | Large cysts within the kidneys.
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| Ectopic kidney | Not in the normal position, often in the pelvis.
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| Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder.
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| Pyelitis | Inflammation of a renal pelvis
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| Ptosis | Kidney located below its normal level
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| Polyuria | An excess of urine is secreted.
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| Hydronephrosis | Dilation of a renal pelvis and its calyces as a result of some obstruction in the renal pelvis or ureter.
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| Urography | Procedure used to outline the calyces, pelves, ureters and bladder by filling them with an opaque medium and taking radiographs.
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| Intravenous urography | Intravenous injection of an opaque medium into a vein, to be excreted by the kidneys.
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| Retrograde urography | Instillation of an opaque medium by a urologists into the ureters through small catheters introduced through the urethra and bladder into the ureters.
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| Cystography | Instillation of an opaque medium or of air into the urinary bladder.
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| Endometritis | Inflammation of the lining membrane of the uterus.
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| Endometriosis | Islands or implants of endometrium scattered on the surfaces of the abdominal and pelvic organs.
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| Ectopic pregnancy | Pregnancy developing outside of the uterus.
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| Hysterectomy | Removal of the uterus at operation.
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| Oophorectomy | Operative removal of an ovary.
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| Salpingectomy | Operative removal of a uterine tube.
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| Mastectomy (Mammectomy) | Operative removal of a breast.
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| Cryptochidism | Non-descent of the testes into the scrotum.
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| Epididymitis | Inflammation of the epididymis.
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| Seminoma | Cancer of the tubles of the testis.
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| Anencephalus | Absence of a brain.
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| Hydrocephalus | Large head due to fluid on the brain.
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| Microcephalus | Small head
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| Meningocele | Swelling in the midline of the usbject's back due to a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in a vertebral arch.
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| Encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain.
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| Meningitis | Inflammation of the meninges
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