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Mohammed/ Chapter12
Question | Answer |
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glomerul/o | means glomerulus. |
nephr/o, | mean kidney. |
ren/o | mean kidney. |
pyel/o | means renal pelvis. |
ur/o, | mean urine. |
urin/o | mean urine. |
lith/o | means stone. |
cyst/o, | mean bladder. |
vesic/o | mean bladder. |
urethr/o | means urethra. |
ureter/o | means ureter. |
meat/o | means opening. |
balan/o | means penis. |
epididym/o | means epididymis. |
orch/o, | mean testicle. |
orchi/o, | mean testicle. |
orchid/o, | mean testicle. |
test/o | mean testicle. |
prostat/o | means prostate. |
sperm/o, | mean sperm. |
spermat/o, | mean sperm. |
sperm/i | mean sperm. |
stress urinary incontinence (SUI) | – loss of bladder control caused by the application of external pressure |
urinary tract infection (UTI) | – infection of the urinary tract |
vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) – | abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters |
BUN | – blood urea nitrogen |
UA | – urine analysis |
Bx | – biopsy |
IVP | – intravenous pyelogram |
IVU | – intravenous urogram |
KUB | – kidney, ureters, bladder |
RP | – retrograde pyelogram |
VCUG – | voiding cystourethrogram |
cath | – catheter |
ESWL | – extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
HD | - hemodialysis |
I&O | – intake and output |
OAB | – overactive bladder |
PKD | – polycystic kidney disease |
SUI | – stress urinary incontinence |
UTI – | urinary tract infection |
VUR | – vesicoureteral reflux |
BPH | – benign prostate hyperplasia |
PSA | – prostate-specific antigen |
TURP | – transurethral resection of the prostate |
DRE | – digital rectal exam |
ED | – erectile dysfunction |
STD/STI | – sexually transmitted disease/infection |
circucision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis, |
fulguration | destruction of living tissues by electric sparks generated by a high- frequency current |
why urologists care for the urinary system (male and female patients) and the male reproductive system.? | Because the male reproductive system shares many of the structures of the urinary system, |