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Lesson 4 Uro/Nephro
Chapter 12 Urology and Nephrology - Urinary & Male Reproductive
Term | Definition |
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balano | glans penis |
cysto | bladder |
litho | stone |
nephro | kidney |
orchid, orchio, orcho | testes |
pyelo | renal pelvis |
reno | kidney |
BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy - enlargement of prostate gland |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen - blood test to determine kidney function |
calculus | stone formed within organ |
chlamydia | bacterial sexually transmitted disease |
circumcision | surgical removal of prepuce or foreskin |
DRE | digital rectal exam - check for enlarged prostate |
ED | erectile dysfunction |
ESWL | Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy - treatment for urinary stones |
frequency | feeling urge to urinate more often than normal |
genital herpes | viral sexually transmitted disease |
gonorrhea | bacterial STD |
HD | hemodialysis - treatment for renal failure using artificial kidney machine to filter waste from blood |
hesitancy | state of difficulty initiating flow of urine |
hydrocele | accumulation of fluid within scrotum |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram - xray of kidney following injection of dye into vein |
peritoneal dialysis | treatment for renal failure |
phimosis | narrowing of prepuce over glans penis |
PKD | polycystic kidney disease - multiple cysts |
PSA | prostate specific antigen - blood test to screen for prostate cancer |
renal failure | inability of kidneys to filter waste |
RP | retrograde pyelogram - xray following insertion of dye |
syphillis | Bacterial STD |
TUR | transurethral resection - surgical removal of prostate gland tissue |
trichomoniasis | STD |
undescended testicle | abnormality involving failure of testes to descend |
urgency | force or impulse of needing to urinate immediately |
UA | urinalysis - lab test to examine urine |
urinary catheterization | insertion of flexible tube into urinary bladder to withdraw urine or insert dye |
urinary incontinence | involuntary urination |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
urine C | culture & sensitivity |
varicocele | varicose veins of veins leading to testes |
VCUG | voiding cystourethrography - xray made while patient voids dye that was placed in urinary bladder |