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YTI- Med Term- Genitourinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cyst/o | bladder |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| meat/o | opening, meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o | urine |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| andr/o | male |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| orch/o | testis |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| orchi/o | testis |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
| orchid/o | testis |
| vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct |
| sperm/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
| test/o | testis |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| albumin/o | albumin, protein |
| azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
| kal/i | potassium |
| keton/o | ketone bodies |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| py/o | pus |
| -cide | killing |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -spadias | slit,fissure |
| -uria | urine |
| dia- | through, across |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| cath | catheterization; catheter |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| IVP | intravenous pyelography |
| K | potassium |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| TSE | testicular self-examination |
| UA | urinalysis |
| Painful or difficult urination | dysuria |
| Failure to form or ejaculate semen | aspermia |
| Excessive or frequent urination after going to bed | nocturia |
| Diminished capacity to form and pass urine so that the end products of metabolism cannot be excreted efficiently | oliguria |
| Accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity, especially the testes and associated structures | hydrocele |
| Battery of tests performed on a urine specimen, including physical observation, chemical tests, and microscopic evaluation | urinalysis (UA) |
| Excision of all or a segment of the vas deferens | vasectomy |
| Procedure for eliminating a stone within the urinary system or gallbladder by mechanically crushing the stone through a surgical incision or using a noninvasive method such as ultrasonic shockwaves to shatter it | lithotripsy |
| Feeling of the need to void immediately | urgency |
| Removal of toxic substances from the blood by shunting blood from the body through a semipermeable membranous tube | hemodialysis |
| Passage of a solute through a membrane | dialysis |
| Screening test that assesses the rectal wall surface for lesions or abnormally firm areas that might indicate cancer | digital rectal examination (DRE) |
| Presence of stones in any urinary structure | urolithiasis |
| Rapidly developing malignant neoplasm of the kidney that usually occurs in children | wilms tumor |
| Inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis | balanitis |
| Removal of all or part of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the penis | circumcision |
| Self-examination of the testes for abnormal lumps or swelings in the scrotal sac | testicular self-examination (TSE) |
| Absence of urine production or urinary output | anuria |
| Radiographic examination to determine the location, size, and shape of the kidneys in relationship to other organs in the abdominopelvic cavity | kidney,ureter, bladder (KUB) radiography |
| Repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse | erectile dysfunction |
| Stenosis or narrowing of preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans penis | phimosis |
| Involuntary discharg of urine | enuresis |
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