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PEniS
Urology and Male reproduction
Question | Answer |
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glomerulus | A bundle of capillaries- |
capsule | A tube that collects the filtered fluid |
Glomerulopathy | disease of glomeruli |
Glomerulonephritis | inflam of glomeruli |
Nephrology – | study of kidney |
Nephritis – | INFLAM OF kidney |
Pyelonephritis | inflam/infection of kidney |
Pyelitis | inflam of renal pelvis |
Urology | Study of urinary tract system |
Hematuria | - blood in urine |
Lithiasis | formation of stony content into body |
Lithotripsy | destruction of stones |
Cystotomy | – incision into bladder |
Cystitis | – inflame of bladder |
Vesiculotomy | surgical incision of a seminal vesicle |
Vesiculitis | inflam of seminal vesicle |
Urethrostenosis | narrowing of urethra |
Urethritis – | inflame of the urethra |
Ureterocele | hernia of the ureter |
Ureterectomy – | removal of a ureter |
Meatoscope | device used to look at opening of penis |
Meatal Stenosis | narrowing of opening |
Epididymis | duct behind the testis, along which sperm passes to the vas deferens |
Vas deferens | duct which conveys sperm from the testicle to the urethra |
Seminiferous tubules | site of the germination, maturation, and transportation of the sperm cells within the male testes |
Prostate gland | secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm. |
Balanorrhea – | discharge from penis |
Balanitis- | inflame of penis |
Epididymotomy – | incision into Epididymis |
Epididymectomy | removal of Epididymis |
Orchitis – | inflame of testicles |
Orchiopexy – | surgical fixation of testicle |
Anorchidism – | lack of testicle |
Testitis – | inflame of testicle |
Prostatitis | inflam of prostate |
Prostatomegaly- | enlargement of prostate |
Aspermia | failure to produce semen |
Spermatocele | Hernia of epididymis caused by sperm cells |
Anuria- | lack of urination |
Dysuria,urodynia – | painful urination |
Enuresis - | involuntary urination |
Incontinence – | inability to control urination |
Nocturia – | nighttime urination (getting up multiple times at night to pee) |
Nocturnal enuresis – | nighttime involuntary urination |
Hematuria – | blood urine |
Oliguria – | few urine output |
Polyuria – | lots of urine |
Pyuria – | pus in urine |
Urocyanosis – | blue urine |
Polydipsia – | excessive thirst |
Nephralgia | - kidney pain |
Ureteralgia- | pain in ureter |
Urethrodynia – | urethra pain |
Urethrorrhea – | discharge from urethra |
Balanorrhea- | discharge from penis |
Priapism – | persistent and painful erection |
Orchialgia,orchiodynia – | testicle pain |
Orchidoptosis – | drooping testicle |
Urodynamic testing – | test where they watch you urinate with an x-ray |
Albuminuria – | protein in urine |
Azotorrhea – | discharge excess of nitrogen |
Azoturia – | nitrogen in urine |
Cystorrhexis- | bladder rupture |
Dipsogenic – | creates thirst |
Azotemia | high nitrogen in blood |
Hyperkalemia | high potassium level in blood |
Hyponatremia | low sodium in blood |
Uremia – | urine in the blood |
Nephroptosis – | drooping of kidney |
Nephrosis | kidney disease |
Nephroscopy- | kidney scope |
Pyelgram- | x-ray of renal pelvis |
Retrograde pyelogram | uses X-rays to look at your bladder, ureters, and kidneys |
Renal angiogram – | blood vessel in kidney recording |
Renal angiography | imaging test to look at the blood vessels in your kidneys |
Renal arteriogram | special type of X-ray picture that helps doctors see the blood vessels in your kidneys |
Ureteroscopy – | scope of the ureter |
VCUG- voiding cystourethrogram- | watch you pee through xray |
Urinalysis | urine test |
Nephrologist- | specialist in the study of kidney |
Resectoscope- | device that examines and cuts (primarily used for prostate) |
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)- | medical test that measures the amount of urea nitrogen found in blood |
Diuresis | excessive urination |
Uropoiesis – | creation of urine |
Uroxanthin – | substance that gives urine yellow colour |
Anorchidism – | no testicle |
Cryptochidism- | hidden testicle |
Hydrocele | fluid sac buildup in testes |
Azoospermia – | produce sperm, but dying fast |
Oligospermia – | not a lot of sperm coming out |
Spermatolysis – | destruction of sperm cells |
Hypospadia – | birth defect where urethral meatos is on the underside instead of end of penis |
Phimosis | foreskin of the penis cannot be pulled back past the glans |
Transrectal ultrasonography- | use of ultrasound probe inserted into the rectum to scan through the rectum to nearby tissue |
Vas deferens- | tube that carries sperm from Epididymis/testes to seminiferous tubules |
Cystocele,vesicocele- | hernia of bladder |
Cystourethrocele – | hernia in bladder and urethra |
Cystourecteritis – | inflame of bladder and ureter |
Cystoma | cyst tumor |
Glomerulosclerosis- | hardening of the glomeruli |
Glomerulonephritis | inflam of glomeruli |
Glomerulopathy- | disease of the kidney involving glomeruli |
Polycysitic kidney disease- | disease where kidney has a lot of cysts with fluids |
Lithonephritis | Inflam of kidneys due to irritation by stone. |
Nephritis | Inflam of kidneys |
pyelocystitis | Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the bladder. |
Pyelonephritis | Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis |
Pyonephritis – | inflam of kidney due to pus |
Pyonephrolithiasis | Accumulation of pus and stones in the kidney. |
Pyopyeloectasis – | pus in renal pelvis |
Nephroma | tumor of the kidney cortex |
Hypernephroma – | kidney tumor that is cancerous |
Renal cell carcinoma | kidney tumor that is cancerous |
Pyelocystostomosis- | creation of opening through renal pelvis and bladder |
Ureteropyelitis | Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney and a ureter. |
Ureteropyelonephritis- | inflame of kidney, ureter and renal pelvis |
Stress urinary incontinence- | SUI; inability to hold urine due to external pressure on bladder |
Urinary tract infection- | UTI; |
Vesicoureteral reflux- | VUR; backflow from the bladder to the ureters |
Benign prostate hyperplasia- | BPH; benign overgrowth of prostate |
Benign prostate hypertrophy – same as above | BPH; benign overgrowth of prostate |
Prostatocystitis – | inflame of bladder and prostate |
Prostatovesiculitis – | inflame of prostate and seminal vessels |
Epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
orchiepididymitiits | Inflammation of the epididymis and/or testis |
Gonorrhea – | discharge of gonads |
Diuretics – | promote urine |
Antidiurectics – | stop urine |
Dialysis- | procedure that machine filters your blood because of kidney failure |
Nephrotoxin- | things that are poisonous to kidney |
Heminephrectomy- | half kidney removal |
Heminephrourecterectomy- | half kidney and part ureter removal |
Lapronephrectomy- | removal of kidney laproscopically |
Nephropexy | fixation of kidney |
Nephrorrhapy | kidney suture |
Meatorrhaphy | Suture of the wound made by performing a meatotomy |
Meatotomy | incision where underside of the glans is split |
Nephrocystanastomosis- | creation of opening between kidney and bladder |
Fulguration | procedure that uses heat from an electric current to destroy abnormal tissue, such as a tumor or other lesion. |
Balanoplasty- | reconstruction of penis |
Hydrocelectomy | removal of hydrocele |
Prostatovesiculectomy- | removal prostate and seminal vesicles |
TURP- | Transurethral resection of the prostate |
Vasocasostomy- | surgery by which vasectomies are partially reversed |
BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
UA | Urinalysis |
IVP | Intravenous pyelogram |
IVU | intravenous urogram |
RP | retrograde pyelogram |
KUB | kidney, ureter, and bladder |
VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |