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Ch 12 A Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cystitis | inflammation of th ebladder |
| cystocele | hernia of the bladder |
| cystolith | stone in the bladder |
| cystoma | tumor of the bladder |
| cystoptosis | downward displacement of the bladder |
| cystospasm | involuntary contraction of the bladder |
| cystoureteritis | inflammation of the bladder and urethra |
| cystourethrocele | hernia of the bladder and urethra |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidneys involving primarily in the glomeruli |
| glomerulopathy | disease of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli |
| glomerulosclerosis | hardening of the glomeruli |
| hydronephrosis | kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow |
| hyperhephroma | another name for renal cell carcinoma |
| lithonephritis | inflammation of the kidneys caused by stones |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidneys |
| nephrocele | hernia of a kidney |
| nephrohypertrophy | overdevelopment of the kidney |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of stones in the kidney |
| nephroma | kidney tumor |
| nephromalacia | abnormal softening of a kidney |
| nephromegaly | abnormal enlargement of a kidney |
| nephropathy | any kidney disease |
| nephroptosis | downward displacement of a kidney |
| nephrosclerosis | abnormal hardening of a kidney |
| polycystic kidney disease (PKD) | disease characterized by the formation of many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys |
| pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| pyelocystitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis and bladder |
| pyelocystomosis | creation of an opening between the renal pelvis and bladder |
| pyelonephritis | inflammatory of the kidney and renal pelvis |
| pyleopathy | disease of the renal pelvis |
| pyeloureterectasia | dilation of the renal pelvis and ureter |
| pyonephritis | inflammation of the kidney caused by pus |
| pyonephrolithiasis | presence of pus and stones in the kidney |
| pyopyeloectasis | pus in a dilated renal pelvis |
| renal cell carcinoma | cancer of the kidneys |
| renal failure | kidney failure |
| renal ischemia | deficiency of blood in a kidney |
| stress urinary incontinence (SUI) | loss of bladder control caused by external pressure |
| ureteritis | inflammation of a ureter |
| ureteropyelonephritis | inflammation of a kidney, renal pelvis, and ureter |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| urethrocystitis | inflammation of the urethra and bladder |
| urinary tract infection (UTI) | infection of the urinary tract |
| uropathy | disease of the urinary tract |
| vesicocele | hernia of the bladder |
| vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) | abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters |
| ureteropyelitis | inflammation of a ureter and renal pelvis |
| balanitis | inflammation of the penis |
| benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) | noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate, also known as enlarged prostate |
| benign prostate hypertrophy | another term for benign prostate hyperplasia |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| epididymo-orchitis | inflammation of the testicle and epididymis |
| gonorrhea | discharge from the gonads |
| orchiditis | inflammation of the testicle |
| orchiepididymitis | inflammation of the testicles and epididymis |
| orchiopathy | disease of the testicles |
| orchitis | inflammation of the testicles |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| prostatocystitis | inflammation of the prostate and bladder |
| prostatovesiculitis | inflammation of the prostate and seminal vesicles |
| testicular carcinoma | testicular cancer |
| testitis | inflammation of a testicle |
| varicocele | overexpansion of the blood vessels of the testicles, leading to a soft tumor |
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