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Genitourinary Chap11
Genitourinary system Chap 11 Mod 3 & 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cyst/o | bladder; sac; uninary bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| hydo/o | water |
| lith/o | stone |
| meat/o | meatus (opening) |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | few; diminished |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| ur/o | urine; urinary system |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| vesci/o | urinary bladder |
| a- | without; lack of |
| an- | withour;lack of |
| carcin- | cancer |
| epi- | upon; on |
| -cele | hernia; protrusion |
| -genesis | producing |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -ptosis | drooping; sagging |
| -(r)rhea | flow; discharge |
| -trophy | growth; development |
| -uria | urine |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| IVP | intrevenous pyelography |
| KUB | kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| orchid/o | testis; testes |
| ureth/o | Urethra |
| andr/o | male |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| orch/o | testis; testes |
| orchi/o | testis; testes |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| semin/i | semen |
| sperm/o | sperm; spermatic cord |
| spermat/o | sperm; spermatic cord |
| test/o | testes; testis; testicle |
| caric/o | twisted veins or vessels |
| vas/o | vessel |
| -ism | condition |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| -lysis | destruction; breakdown |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| supra- | above |
| pub/o | pubis; pubic bone |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| PAP | prostatic acid phosphatase |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |